BS   2560    .W57    1894 
fS^mony  of   the  Gospels 


LIBRARY    OF    THE    THEOLOGICAL    SEMINARY 

PRINCETON,     N.     J. 
PRESENTED  BY 

Hr«  Koel  Lawrence  McQueen 

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A  HARMONY  OF  THE  GOSPELS 


BEING   THE 


LIFE  OF   JESUS 

IN  THE  WORDS  OF  THE  FOUR  EVANGELISTS. 
ARRANGED  BY 

W.    H.   WITHROW,   D.D.,   F.R.S.C. 


Jrom  ijje  JteHseb  fcsrott  of  ijje  $fcfo  Testament. 


CINCINNATI:  CRANSTON  &  CURTS. 

NEW  YORK:  HUNT  &  EATON. 

1894. 


PKEFACE. 


The  purpose  of  the  compiler  of  this  Harmony  of  the 
Gospels  has  been  to  so  interweave  the  narratives  of  the 
four  Evangelists  as  to  give  as  full  and  flowing  an  account  as 
possible  of  the  life  of  our  Lord.  He  has  therefore  sought 
to  bring  into  the  text  every  sentence,  indeed  every  word, 
which  could  add  to  the  completeness  of  the  record.  The 
footnote  references  will  show  how  intricate  this  interweav- 
ing in  many  cases  has  been ;  and  a  careful  examination  will 
show  what  increased  light  the  introduction  of  even  a  single 
word  from  a  parallel  account  will  give.  In  a  few  instances, 
however,  to  secure  the  completeness  sought,  the  different 
accounts  of  the  same  event  are  repeated  in  full,  as  in  the 
narrative  of  the  institution  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  the  denial 
of  Peter,  the  resurrection  of  Jesus,  and  a  few  others.  In  a 
few  instances  these,  for  the  sake  of  clearness,  are  printed  in 
parallel  columns,  and  are  sometimes  enclosed  in  brackets. 
The  two  versions  of  the  Sermon  on  the  Mount  are  given  in 
full,  for  reasons  indicated  in  a  footnote. 


iv  Preface. 

The  advantage  of  such  a  Harmony,  or  Monotessaron,  will 
be  shown  by  the  following  extracts  from  an  article  by  Prof. 
Amos  R.  Wells,  in  the  Sunday-school  Times: 

"Far  above  Concordance,  Bible  Index,  Bible  Dictionary, 
I  count  the  Monotessaron  the  very  best  help  to  Bible  study. 
The  Monotessaron,  it  might  be  parenthetically  remarked  for 
the  benefit  of  the  lexicon-lazy  folk,  is  a  Harmony  of  the 
four  Gospels  so  arranged  as  to  make  one  continuous  and 
complete  story,  in  Scripture  words  alone.  Speaking  for 
one,  I  may  say  that  through  recent  first  acquaintance  with 
a  Monotessaron,  that  matchless  life  has  shone  upon  me  with 
an  entire  splendor  of  beauty  and  majesty  before  unimagined. 

"A  further  inestimable  advantage  is  the  appreciation  of 
surroundings.  What  light  is  cast,  for  example,  on  the  story 
of  Lazarus  in  John  by  its  insertion  in  Luke ;  the  contact  of 
these  parted  elements  of  the  Gospel  story  sometimes  rouses 
a  current  of  thrilling  thoughts,  making  a  veritable  electric 
battery  of  the  Monotessaron. 

"It  has  given  the  life  and  person  of  Christ  marvellous 
vividness,  setting  facts  in  their  due  order,  location,  relations 
and  proportions,  while  the  facility  it  affords  is  constant 
inspiration  to  fresh  delightful  study.  This  is  the  experience 
of  thousands,  and  yet  I  am  sure  that  there  are  many  thou- 
sands who  are  yet  unacquainted  with  this  Bible-help.  Not 
only  every  Sunday-school  teacher,  but  every  Bible  scholar 
should  own  one." 

That  this  Harmony  of  the  Gospels  may  make  the  life 
of  our  Lord  a  more  vivid  reality  and  abiding  power  in  the 
hearts  of  its  readers  is  the  earnest  prayer  of 

The  Editor. 


CONTENTS. 


Sec.  Page 

1.  St.  John's  Introduction 1 

2.  The  Genealogy  of  Jesus 2 

3.  The  Annunciation  of  the  Birth  of  John  and  of  Jesus       .       3 

4.  The  Birth  of  John 6 

5.  The  Birth  of  Jesus 8 

6.  The  Presentation  of  Jesus  in  the  Temple        ...       9 

7.  The  Worship  of  the  Wise  Men 11 

8.  The  Flight  into  Egypt  and  Return  to  Nazareth      .         .12 

9.  The  Childhood  of  Jesus  .         .         .         .         .         .         .13 

10.  The  Ministry  of  John  the  Baptist 13 

11.  The  Baptism  of  Jesus 15 

12.  The  Temptation  of  Jesus 16 

13.  John's  Testimony  concerning  Jesus         .         .         .         .17 

14.  The  Call  of  the  First  Disciples 18 

15.  The  First  Miracle  of  Jesus 19 

16.  Jesus  Purges  the  Temple  (the  First  Time)      ...     19 

17.  The  Discourse  of  Jesus  with  Nicodemus  .         .         .20 

18.  John  the  Baptist's  Last  Testimony  to  Jesus  .         .         .21 

19.  Jesus  Teaches  the  Woman  of  Samaria    .         .         .         .23 

20.  Jesus  Heals  a  Nobleman's  Son 25 

21.  Jesus  is  Rejected  at  Nazareth 25 

22.  The  Call  of  Peter,  James  and  John         .         .         .         .27 

23.  Jesus  Heals  a  Demoniac,  and  others       .         .         .         .27 

24.  The  Miraculous  Draught  of  Fishes  ....     29 

25.  Jesus  Heals  a  Leper  and  a  Paralytic       .         .         .         .30 

26.  The  Call  of  Matthew 31 

27.  The  Teaching  of  Jesus  concerning  the  Sabbath       .         .     32 

28.  Jesus  Heals  a  Sick  Man  at  the  Pool  of  Bethesda    .         .     34 

29.  Jesus  Reproves  the  Persecuting  Jews     .         .         .         .35 

30.  Jesus  Works  many  Miracles  by  the  Sea  Side  .         .     36 

31.  The  Call  of  the  Twelve  Apostles 37 

32.  The  Sermon  on  the  Mount — Matthew's  Version     .         .     38 

33.  The  Sermon  on  the  Mount — Luke's  Version   .         .         .44 


vi  Contents. 

Sec.         ■  Paqb 

34.  Jesus    Heals    the    Centurion's   Servant  and  Raises  a 

Widow's  Son  to  Life 47 

35.  The  Testimony  of  Jesus  concerning  John  the  Baptist     .  49 

36.  A  Woman  Anoints  the  feet  of  Jesus        .         .         .         .50 

37.  Jesus  Heals  a  Demoniac  and  Rebukes  the  Pharisees       .  51 

38.  Parables  of  the  Sower,  the  Lamp,  and  the  Seed      .         .  54 

39.  Jesus  Discourses  on  Formalism  and  on  Godliness   .         .  57 

40.  The  Parables  of  the  Rich  Man,  and  of  the  Servants  and 

the  Steward 59 

41.  Jesus  Foretells  the  Persecution  of  His  Disciples     .         .61 

42.  The  Slaughter  of  the  Galilseans 61 

43.  Jesus  Heals  an  Infirm  Woman  on  the  Sabbath  Day        .     62 

44.  The  Parable  of  the  Mustard  Seed,  and  other  Parables    .     63 

45.  Jesus  Stills  the  Storm  on  the  Sea  of  Galilee   .         .         .65 

46.  Jesus  Heals  Two  Demoniacs 66 

47.  Jesus  Raises  the  Daughter  of  Jairus,  and  Performs  other 

Miracles 68 

48.  Jesus  Sends  Forth  the  Twelve  Apostles  .         .         .70 

49.  The  Death  of  John  the  Baptist 73 

50.  Jesus  Feeds  Five  Thousand  by  a  Miracle        .         .         .74 

51.  Jesus  Walks  upon  the  Sea 76 

52.  Jesus  Discourses  concerning  the  True  Bread  .         .         .77 

53.  Jesus  Teaches  the  True  Cause  of  Defilement  .         .         .80 

54.  Jesus  Heals  the  Daughter  of  a  Syrophcenician  Woman  .     81 

55.  Jesus  Feeds  the  Four  Thousand 83 

56.  Jesus  Warns  His  Disciples  Against  the  Pharisees  .         .     83 

57.  Jesus  Heals  a  Blind  Man 84 

58.  Jesus  Foretells  His  Atonement  and  Exaltation       .         .     85 

59.  The  Transfiguration 86 

60.  Jesus  Casts  Out  a  Dumb  and  Deaf  Spirit         .         .         .88 

61.  Jesus  Foretells  His  Death  and  Pays  the  Tribute  Money     89 

62.  The  Parable  of  the  King  and  his  Servants      .         .         .92 

63.  Jesus  Teaches  Publicly  in  the  Temple    .         .         .         .93 

64.  The  Woman  Taken  in  Adultery  Brought  to  Jesus  .         .     95 

65.  Jesus  Proclaims  Himself  the  Son  of  God         .         .         .96 

66.  Jesus  Gives  Sight  to  a  Man  Born  Blind  .         .         .         .99 

67.  Jesus  the  Good  Shepherd 101 

68.  Jesus  Teaches  that  He  is  the  Son  of  God        .         .         .  102 

69.  The  Death  of  Lazarus 103 

70.  The  Journey  to  Bethany 104 

71.  The  Parables  of  the  Great  Supper  and  the  Lost  Sheep  .   105 


Contents.  vii 

Sbc.  Page 

72.  The  Parable  of  the  Prodigal  Son 107 

73.  The  Parables  of  the  Unjust  Steward  and  of  Dives  and 

Lazarus 109 

74.  The  Raising  of  Lazarus 110 

75.  Jesus  Again  Visits  Jerusalem 112 

76.  The  Sending  Forth  and  Return  of  the  Seventy     .         .113 

77.  The  Parable  of  the  Good  Samaritan      .         .         .         .115 

78.  Mary  Chooses  the  "  Good  Part " 116 

79.  Jesus  Teaches  Perseverance  in  Prayer  .         .         .         .116 

80.  Jesus  Teaches  Forgiveness  and  Faith   .         .         .         .117 

81.  Jesus  Cleanses  Ten  Lepers 118 

82.  Jesus  Foretells  the  Suddenness  of  the  J  udgement         .   118 

83.  The  Parable  of  the  Unrighteous  Judge  .         .         .119 

84.  Jesus  Discourses  on  Marriage  and  Divorce   .         .         .120 

85.  Jesus  Blesses  Little  Children 121 

86.  The  Rich  Young  Ruler 122 

87.  The  Parable  of  the  Labourers  in  the  Vineyard      .         .   123 

88.  Jesus  Foretells  His  Death  and  Resurrection  .         .   124 

89.  Jesus  Gives  Sight  to  Bartimaeus  and  Visits  Zacchseus  .   125 

90.  The  Parable  of  the  Ten  Pounds 126 

91.  The    Chief    Priests    Conspire   to   Kill   Jesus  —  Mary 

Anoints  Him 127 

92.  Jesus  Makes  His  Triumphal  Entry  into  Jerusalem       .   129 

93.  Jesus  Weeps  Over  Jerusalem        .         .         .         .         .130 

94.  The  Multitudes  and  the  Children  Praise  the  Lord        .   131 

95.  The  Barren  Fig  Tree  and  the  Second  Purging  of  the 

Temple 131 

96.  Jesus  Foretells  His  "Lifting  Up"         .         .         .         .132 

97.  The  Barren  Fig  Tree  Withered 134 

98.  The  Parable  of  the  Two  Sons,  and  other  Parables         .   135 

99.  Jesus  Replies  to  the  Pharisees  concerning  the  Tribute 

Money 137 

100.  The  Two  Great  Commandments 139 

101.  Jesus  Shews  that  the  Christ  is  David's  Son  and  David's 

Lord 139 

102.  Jesus  Warns  His  Disciples  Against  the  Scribes  and 

Pharisees 140 

103.  The  Widow's  Mite 142 

104.  Jesus  Foretells  the  Destruction  of  Jerusalem  and  the 

Coming  of  the  Son  of  Man 143 


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Contents. 


Sec.  Paok 

105.  The   Parables   of  the   Ten   Virgins   and   of  the  Five 

Talents 147 

106.  The  Chief  Priests  Conspire  with  Judas  Iscariot    .         .150 

107.  The  Disciples  Prepare  the  Last  Supper         .         .         .   151 

108.  Jesus  and  His  Disciples  Begin  the  Last  Supper    .         .  151 

109.  Jesus  Washes  His  Disciples'  Feet  ....   152 

110.  Jesus  Foretells  His  Betrayal  by  Judas  and  His  Denial 

by  Peter 153 

111.  The  Institution  of  the  Lord's  Supper    ....   155 

112.  Jesus'  Farewell  Discourse  to  His  Disciples   .         .         .   156 

113.  Jesus' Discourse  on  the  Way  to  Gethsemane         .         .   158 

1 14.  The  Intercessory  Prayer  of  Jesus  for  His  Disciples       .   161 

115.  The  Agony  in  the  Garden 163 

1.16.   Jesus  Betrayed  and  Deserted 165 

117.  The  Arraignment  of  Jesus 167 

118.  Jesus  is  Condemned 168 

119.  The  Denial  of  Jesus  by  Peter 169 

120.  Jesus  is  Mocked  and  Beaten 171 

121.  The  Remorse  and  Death  of  Judas  ....  172 

122.  Pilate  Declares  Jesus  Innocent      .         .         .         .         .172 

123.  The  Jews  Reject  Jesus  and  Choose  Barabbas        .         .174 

124.  The  Soldiers  Mock  Jesus 175 

125.  Pilate  Delivers  Jesus  to  be  Crucified     .         .         .         .176 

126.  The  Crucifixion 178 

127.  The  Burial  of  Jesus 181 

128.  The  Resurrection  of  Jesus 183 

129.  Jesus  Appears  (1)  to  Mary  Magdalene,   (2)  to  Mary 

Magdalene  and  the  "  Other  Mary  "        .         .         .   185 

130.  The  Guards  give  a  False  Account  of  the  Resurrection  .   186 

131.  Jesus   Appears   (3)   to   the  Disciples  on  the  Way  to 

Emmaus 187 

132.  Jesus  Appears  (4)  to  Peter 188 

133.  Jesus  Appears  (5)  to  the  Disciples  in  the  Absence  of 

Thomas 188 

134.  Jesus  Appears  (6)  to  the  Disciples  when  Thomas  is 

Present 190 

135.  Jesus  Appears  (7)  to  the  Disciples  at  the  Sea  of  Galilee  190 

136.  Jesus  Appears  (8)  again  to  the  Disciples,   (9)  to  the 

Five  Hundred,  (10)  to  James,  the  Lord's  Brother.   192 

137.  The  Ascension  of  Jesus 193 


A  HARMONY  OF  THE  GOSPELS. 


§1 — ST.  JOHNS   INTRODUCTION. 

In  the  beginning  was  the  Word,  and  the  Word  was  with 
God,  and  the  Word  was  God.  The  same  was  in  the  begin- 
ning with  God.  All  things  were  made  by  him ;  and  without 
him  was  not  anything  made  that  hath  been  made.  In  him 
was  life ;  and  the  life  was  the  light  of  men.  And  the  light 
shineth  in  the  darkness ;  and  the  darkness  apprehended  it 
not.  There  came  a  man,  sent  from  God,  whose  name  was 
John.  The  same  came  for  witness,  that  he  might  bear  wit- 
ness of  the  light,  that  all  might  believe  through  him.  He 
was  not  the  light,  but  came  that  he  might  bear  witness  of 
the  light.  There  was  the  true  light,  even  the  light  which 
lighteth  every  man,  coming  into  the  world.  He  was  in  the 
world,  and  the  world  was  made  by  him,  and  the  world  knew 
him  not.  He  came  unto  his  own,  and  they  that  were  his 
own  received  him  not.  But  as  many  as  received  him,  to 
them  gave  he  the  right  to  become  children  of  God,  even  to 
them  that  believe  on  his  name :  which  were  born,  not  of 
blood,  nor  of  the  will  of  the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will  of  man, 
but  of  God.  And  the  Word  became  flesh,  and  dwelt  among 
us  (and  we  beheld  his  glory,  glory  as  of  the  only  begotten 
from  the  Father),  full  of  grace  and  truth.  John  beareth 
witness  of  him,  and  crieth,  saying,  This  was  he  of  whom  I 
said,  He  that  cometh  after  me  is  become  before  me :  for  he 
was  before  me.  For  of  his  fulness  we  all  received,  and  grace 
for  grace.  For  the  law  was  given  by  Moses  ;  grace  and  truth 
came  by  Jesus  Christ.  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time ; 
the  only  begotten  Son,  which  is  in  the  bosom  of  the  Father, 
he  hath  declared  him.1 

l.  John  l :  1-18. 


2  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

§2 — THE   GENEALOGY   OF   JESUS. 

The  book  of  the  generation  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  son  of 
David,  the  son  of  Abraham. 

Abraham  begat  Isaac ;  and  Isaac  begat  Jacob ;  and  Jacob 
begat  Judah  and  his  brethren ;  and  Judah  begat  Perez  and 
Zerah  of  Tamar;  and  Perez  begat  Hezron;  and  Hezron 
begat  Ram ;  and  Ram  begat  Amminadab ;  and  Amminadab 
begat  Nahshon;  and  Nahshon  begat  Salmon;  and  Salmon 
begat  Boaz  of  Rahab ;  and  Boaz  begat  Obed  of  Ruth ;  and 
Obed  begat  Jesse ;  and  Jesse  begat  David  the  king. 

And  David  begat  Solomon  of  her  that  had  been  the  wife  of 
Uriah ;  and  Solomon  begat  Rehoboam ;  and  Rehoboam  begat 
Abijah;  and  Abijah  begat  Asa;  and  Asa  begat  Jehoshaphat; 
and  Jehoshaphat  begat  Joram ;  and  Joram  begat  Uzziah ; 
and  Uzziah  begat  Jotham ;  and  Jotham  begat  Ahaz ;  and 
Ahaz  begat  Hezekiah ;  and  Hezekiah  begat  Manasseh ;  and 
Manasseh  begat  Anion ;  and  Amon  begat  Josiah ;  and  Josiah 
begat  Jechoniah  and  his  brethren,  at  the  time  of  the  carry- 
ing away  to  Babylon. 

And  after  the  carrying  away  to  Babylon,  Jechoniah  begat 
Shealtiel ;  and  Shealtiel  begat  Zerubbabel ;  and  Zerubbabel 
begat  Abiud ;  and  Abiud  begat  Eliakim ;  and  Eliakim  begat 
Azor ;  and  Azor  begat  Sadoc ;  and  Sadoc  begat  Achim ;  and 
Achim  begat  Eliud ;  and  Eliud  begat  Eleazar ;  and  Eleazar 
begat  Matthan ;  and  Matthan  begat  Jacob ;  and  Jacob  begat 
Joseph  the  husband  of  Mary,  of  whom  was  born  Jesus,  who 
is  called  Christ. 

So  all  the  generations  from  Abraham  unto  David  are  four- 
teen generations ;  and  from  David  unto  the  carrying  away  to 
Babylon  fourteen  generations ;  and  from  the  carrying  away 
to  Babylon  unto  the  Christ  fourteen  generations.1 


And  Jesus  himself,  when  he  began  to  teach,  was  about 
thirty  years  of  age,  being  the  son  (as  was  supposed)  of 
Joseph,  the  son  of  Heli,  the  son  of  Matthat,  the  son  of  Levi, 
the  son  of  Melchi,  the  son  of  Jannai,  the  son  of  Joseph,  the 

1.  Matt.  1 :  1-17. 


Annunciation  of  the  Birth  of  John.  3 

son  of  Mattathias,  the  son  of  Amos,  the  son  of  Nahum,  the 
son  of  Esli,  the  son  of  Naggai,  the  son  of  Maath,  the  son  of 
Mattathias,  the  son  of  Semein,  the  son  of  Josech,  the  son  of 
Joda,  the  son  of  Joanan,  the  son  of  Rhesa,  the  son  of  Zerub- 
babel,  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  the  son  of  Neri,  the  son  of  Melchi, 
the  son  of  Addi,  the  son  of  Cosam,  the  son  of  Elmadam,  the 
sort  of  Er,  the  son  of  Jesus,  the  son  of  Eliezer,  the  son  of 
Jorim,  the  son  of  Matthat,  the  so?i  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Symeon, 
the  son  of  Judas,  the  son  of  Joseph,  the  son  of  Jonam,  the  so?i 
of  Eliakim,  the  son  of  Melea,  the  son  of  Menna,  the  son  of 
Mattatha,  the  son  of  Nathan,  the  son  of  David,  the  son  of 
Jesse,  the  son  of  Obed,  the  son  of  Boaz,  the  son  of  Salmon, 
the  so/i  of  Nahshon,  the  son  of  Amminadab,  the  son  of  Arni, 
the  son  of  Hezron,  the  son  of  Perez,  the  so?i  of  Judah,  the 
son  of  Jacob,  the  son  of  Isaac,  the  son  of  Abraham,  the  son 
of  Terah,  the  son  of  Nahor,  the  son  of  Serug,  the  son  of  Reu, 
the  son  of  Peleg,  the  son,  of  Eber,  the  son  of  Shelah,  the  son 
of  Cainan,  the  son  of  Arphaxad,  the  son  of  Shem,  the  son  of 
Noah,  the  so?i  of  Lamech,  the  son  of  Methuselah,  the  son  of 
Enoch,  the  son  of  Jared,  the  son  of  Mahalaleel,  the  son  of 
Cainan,  the  son  of  Enos,  the  son  of  Seth,  the  son  of  Adam, 
the  son  of  God.1 

§3 — THE   ANNUNCIATION   OF   THE   BIRTH   OF 
JOHN   AND    OF   JESUS. 

There  was  in  the  days  of  Herod,  king  of  Judaea,  a  certain 
priest  named  Zacharias,  of  the  course  of  Abijah :  and  he  had 
a  wife  of  the  daughters  of  Aaron,  and  her  name  was  Elisa- 
beth. And  they  were  both  righteous  before  God,  walking 
in  all  the  commandments  and  ordinances  of  the  Lord  blame- 
less. And  they  had  no  child,  because  that  Elisabeth  was 
barren,  and  they  both  were  now  well  stricken  in  years. 

Now  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  executed  the  priest's  office 
before  God  in  the  order  of  his  course,  according  to  the  cus- 
tom of  the  priest's  office,  his  lot  was  to  enter  into  the  temple 
of  the  Lord  and  burn  incense.    And  the  whole  multitude  of2 

1.  Luke  3 :  23-38.  2.  Luke  1 :  5-10. 


4  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

the  people  were  praying  without  at  the  hour  of  incense. 
And  there  appeared  unto  him  an  angel  of  the  Lord  standing 
on  the  right  side  of  the  altar  of  incense.  And  Zacharias  was 
troubled  when  he  saw  /urn,  and  fear  fell  upon  him.  But  the 
angel  said  unto  him,  Fear  not,  Zacharias :  because  thy  sup- 
plication is  heard,  and  thy  wife  Elisabeth  shall  bear  thee  a 
son,  and  thou  shalt  call  his  name  John.  And  thou  shalt 
have  joy  and  gladness;  and  many  shall  rejoice  at  his  birth. 
For  he  shall  be  great  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  he  shall 
drink  no  wine  nor  strong  drink ;  and  he  shall  be  filled  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  even  from  his  mother's  womb.  And  many 
of  the  children  of  Israel  shall  he  turn  unto  the  Lord  their 
God.  And  he  shall  go  before  his  face  in  the  spirit  and 
power  of  Elijah,  to  turn  the  hearts  of  the  fathers  to  the 
children,  and  the  disobedient  to  walk  in  the  wisdom  of  the 
just ;  to  make  ready  for  the  Lord  a  people  prepared  for  him. 
And  Zacharias  said  unto  the  angel,  Whereby  shall  I  know 
this?  for  I  am  an  old  man,  and  my  wife  well  stricken  in 
years.  And  the  angel  answering  said  unto  him,  I  am  Gabriel, 
that  stand  in  the  presence  of  God ;  and  I  was  sent  to  speak 
unto  thee,  and  to  bring  thee  these  good  tidings.  And  behold, 
thou  shalt  be  silent  and  not  able  to  speak,  until  the  day  that 
these  things  shall  come  to  pass,  because  thou  believedst  not 
my  words,  which  shall  be  fulfilled  in  their  season.  And  the 
people  were  waiting  for  Zacharias,  and  they  marvelled  while 
he  tarried  in  the  temple.  And  when  he  came  out,  he  could 
not  speak  unto  them :  and  they  perceived  that  he  had  seen  a 
vision  in  the  temple :  and  he  continued  making  signs  unto 
them,  and  remained  dumb.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
days  of  his  ministration  were  fulfilled,  he  departed  unto  his 
house. 

And  after  these  days  Elisabeth  his  wife  conceived;  and 
she  hid  herself  five  months,  saying,  Thus  hath  the  Lord 
done  unto  me  in  the  days  wherein  he  looked  upon  me,  to 
take  away  my  reproach  among  men. 

Now  in  the  sixth  month  the  angel  Gabriel  was  sent  from 
God  unto  a  city  of  Galilee,  named  Nazareth,  to  a  virgin1 

1.  Luke  1  :  10-27. 


Annunciation  of  the  Birth  of  Jesus.  5 

betrothed  to  a  man  whose  name  was  Joseph,  of  the  house 
of  David;  and  the  virgin's  name  was  Mary.  And  he  came 
in  unto  her,  and  said,  Hail,  thou  that  art  highly  favoured, 
the  Lord  is  with  thee.  But  she  was  greatly  troubled  at  the 
saying,  and  cast  in  her  mind  what  maimer  of  salutation  this 
might  be.  And  the  angel  said  unto  her,  Fear  not,  Mary : 
for  thou  hast  found  favour  with  God.  And  behold,  thou 
shalt  conceive  in  thy  womb,  and  bring  forth  a  son,  and  shalt 
call  his  name  Jesus.  He  shall  be  great,  and  shall  be  called 
the  Son  of  the  Most  High :  and  the  Lord  God  shall  give 
unto  him  the  throne  of  his  father  David :  and  he  shall  reign 
over  the  house  of  Jacob  for  ever ;  and  of  his  kingdom  there 
shall  be  no  end!  And  Mary  said  unto  the  angel,  How  shall 
this  be,  seeing  I  know  not  a  man  ?  And  the  angel  answered 
and  said  unto  her,  The  Holy  Ghost  shall  come  upon  thee, 
and  the  power  of  the  Most  High  shall  overshadow  thee: 
wherefore  also  that  which  is  to  be  born  shall  be  called  holy, 
the  Son  of  God.  And  behold,  Elisabeth  thy  kinswoman, 
she  also  hath  conceived  a  son  in  her  old  age :  and  this  is  the 
sixth  month  with  her  that  was  called  barren.  For  no  word 
from  God  shall  be  void  of  power.  And  Mary  said,  Behold, 
the  handmaid  of  the  Lord ;  be  it  unto  me  according  to  thy 
word.     And  the  angel  departed  from  her. 

And  Mary  arose  in  these  days  and  went  into  the  hill 
country  with  haste,  into  a  city  of  Judah ;  and  entered  into 
the  house  of  Zacharias  and  saluted  Elisabeth.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  Elisabeth  heard  the  salutation  of  Mary,  the 
babe  leaped  in  her  womb ;  and  Elisabeth  was  filled  with  the 
Holy  Ghost;  and  she  lifted  up  her  voice  with  a  loud  cry, 
and  said,  Blessed  art  thou  among  women,  and  blessed  is  the 
fruit  of  thy  womb.  And  whence  is  this  to  me,  that  the 
mother  of  my  Lord  should  come  unto  me  ?  For  behold, 
when  the  voice  of  thy  salutation  came  into  mine  ears,  the 
babe  leaped  in  my  womb  for  joy.  And  blessed  is  she  that 
believed ;  for  there  shall  be  a  fulfilment  of  the  things  which 
have  been  spoken  to  her  from  the  Lord.  And  Mary  said, 
My  soul  doth  magnify  the  Lord, 
And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced  in  God  my  Saviour.1 

1.  Luke  1 :  27-47. 


6  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

For  he  hath  looked  upon  the  low  estate  of  his  hand- 
maiden : 

For  behold,  from  henceforth  all  generations  shall  call 
me  blessed. 

For  he  that  is  mighty  hath  done  to  me  great  things ; 

And  holy  is  his  name. 

And  his  mercy  is  unto  generations  and  generations 

On  them  that  fear  him. 

He  hath  shewed  strength  with  his  arm ; 

He  hath  scattered  the  proud  in  the  imagination  of  their 
heart. 

He  hath  put  down  princes  from  their  thrones, 

And  hath  exalted  them  of  low  degree. 

The  hungry  he  hath  filled  with  good  things ; 

And  the  rich  he  hath  sent  empty  away. 

He  hath  holpen  Israel  his  servant, 

That  he  might  remember  mercy 

(As  he  spake  unto  our  fathers) 

Toward  Abraham  and  his  seed  for  ever. 
And  Mary  abode  with  her  about  three  months,  and  re- 
turned unto  her  house.1 


§4— THE   BIRTH   OF  JOHN. 

Now  Elisabeth's  time  was  fulfilled  that  she  should  be 
delivered ;  and  she  brought  forth  a  son.  And  her  neigh- 
bours and  her  kinsfolk  heard  that  the  Lord  had  magnified 
his  mercy  towards  her;  and  they  rejoiced  with  her.  And  it 
came  to  pass  on  the  eighth  day,  that  they  came  to  circumcise 
the  child ;  and  they  would  have  called  him  Zacharias,  after 
the  name  of  his  father.  And  his  mother  answered  and  said, 
Not  so ;  but  he  shall  be  called  John.  And  they  said  unto 
her,  There  is  none  of  thy  kindred  that  is  called  by  this 
name.  And  they  made  signs  to  his  father,  what  he  would 
have  him  called.  And  he  asked  for  a  writing  tablet,  and 
wrote,  saying,  His  name  is  John.  And  they  marvelled  all. 
And  his  mouth  was  opened  immediately,  and  his  tongue2 

1.  Luke  1 :  48-56.  2.  Luke  1 :  57-64. 


The  Birth  of  John.  7 

loosed,  and  he  spake,  blessing  God.  And  fear  came  on  all 
that  dwelt  round  about  them:  and  all  these  sayings  were 
noised  abroad  throughout  all  the  hill  country  of  Judaea. 
And  all  that  heard  them  laid  them  up  in  their  heart,  saying, 
What  then  shall  this  child  be  ?  For  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  with  him. 

And  his  father  Zacharias  was  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
and  prophesied,  saying, 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel ; 

For  he  hath  visited  and  wrought  redemption  for  his 

people, 
And  hath  raised  up  a  horn  of  salvation  for  us 
In  the  house  of  his  servant  David 
(As  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy  prophets  which 

have  been  since  the  world  began), 
Salvation  from  our  enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of  all 

that  hate  us ; 
To  shew  mercy  towards  our  fathers, 
And  to  remember  his  holy  covenant ; 
The  oath  which  he  sware  unto  Abraham  our  father, 
To  grant  unto  us  that  we  being  delivered  out  of  the 

hand  of  our  enemies 
Should  serve  him  without  fear, 

In  holiness  and  righteousness  before  him  all  our  days. 
Yea  and  thou,  child,  shalt  be  called  the  prophet  of  the 

Most  High : 
For  thou  shalt  go  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  to  make 

ready  his  ways ; 
To  give  knowledge  of  salvation  unto  his  people 
In  the  remission  of  their  sins, 
Because  of  the  tender  mercy  of  our  God, 
Whereby  the  dayspring  from  on  high  shall  visit  us, 
To  shine  upon  them  that  sit  in  darkness  and  the  shadow 

of  death ; 
To  guide  our  feet  into  the  way  of  peace. 
And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong  in  spirit,  and  was 
in  the  deserts  till  the  day  of  his  shewing  unto  Israel.1 

1.  Luke  1 :  64-80. 


8  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

§5 — THE   BIRTH   OF  JESUS. 

Now  the  birth  of  Jesus  Christ  was  on  this  wise :  When 
his  mother  Mary  had  been  betrothed  to  Joseph,  before  they 
came  together  she  was  found  with  child  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 
And  Joseph  her  husband,  being  a  righteous  man,  and  not 
willing  to  make  her  a  public  example,  was  minded  to  put 
her  away  privily.  But  when  he  thought  on  these  things, 
behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  a  dream, 
saying,  Joseph,  thou  son  of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto  thee 
Mary  thy  wife :  for  that  which  is  conceived  in  her  is  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.  And  she  shall  bring  forth  a  son;  and  thou 
shalt  call  his  name  Jesus;  for  it  is  he  that  shall  save  his 
people  from  their  sins.  Now  all  this  is  come  to  pass,  that 
it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  Lord  through 
the  prophet,  saying, 

Behold,  the  virgin  shall  be  with  child,  and  shall  bring 

forth  a  son, 
And  they  shall  call  his  name  Immanuel ; 
which  is,  being  interpreted,  God  with  us.    And  Joseph  arose 
from  his  sleep,  and  did  as  the  angel  of  the  Lord  commanded 
him,  and  took  unto  him  his  wife ;  and  knew  her  not  till  she 
had  brought  forth  a  son :  and  he  called  his  name  Jesus.1 

Now  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  there  went  out  a 
decree  from  Caesar  Augustus,  that  all  the  world  should  be 
enrolled.  This  was  the  first  enrolment  made  when  Quirinius 
was  governor  of  Syria.  And  all  went  to  enrol  themselves, 
every  one  to  his  own  city.  And  Joseph  also  went  up  from 
Galilee,  out  of  the  city  of  Nazareth,  into  Judaea,  to  the  city 
of  David,  which  is  called  Bethlehem,  because  he  was  of  the 
house  and  family  of  David ;  to  enrol  himself  with  Mary, 
who  was  betrothed  to  him,  being  great  with  child.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  while  they  were  there,  the  days  were  fulfilled 
that  she  should  be  delivered.  And  she  brought  forth  her 
firstborn  son ;  and  she  wrapped  him  in  swaddling  clothes, 
and  laid  him  in  a  manger,  because  there  was  no  room  for 
them  in  the  inn.2 

1.  Matt.  1 :  18-25.  2.  Luke  2  :  1-7. 


Presentation  of  Jesus  in  the  Temple.  0 

And  there  were  shepherds  in  the  same  country  abiding  in 
the  field,  and  keeping  watch  by  night  over  their  flock.  And 
an  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  by  them,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  shone  round  about  them :  and  they  were  sore  afraid. 
And  the  angel  said  unto  them,  Be  not  afraid ;  for  behold,  I 
bring  you  good  tidings  of  great  joy  which  shall  be  to  all  the 
people :  for  there  is  born  to  you  this  day  in  the  city  of  David 
a  Saviour,  which  is  Christ  the  Lord.  And  this  is  the  sign 
unto  you ;  Ye  shall  find  a  babe  wrapped  in  swaddling  clothes, 
and  lying  in  a  manger.  And  suddenly  there  was  with  the 
angel  a  multitude  of  the  heavenly  host  praising  God,  and 
saying, 

Glory  to  God  in  the  highest, 

And  on  earth  peace  among  men  in  whom  he  is  well 
pleased. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  angels  went  away  from 
them  into  heaven,  the  shepherds  said  one  to  another,  Let  us 
now  go  even  unto  Bethlehem,  and  see  this  thing  that  is 
come  to  pass,  which  the  Lord  hath  made  known  unto  us. 
And  they  came  with  haste,  and  found  both  Mary  and  Joseph, 
and  the  babe  lying  in  the  manger.  And  when  they  saw  it, 
they  made  known  concerning  the  saying  which  was  spoken  to 
them  about  this  child.  And  all  that  heard  it  wondered  at 
the  things  which  were  spoken  unto  them  by  the  shepherds. 
But  Mary  kept  all  these  sayings,  pondering  them  in  her 
heart.  And  the  shepherds  returned,  glorifying  and  praising 
God  for  all  the  things  that  they  had  heard  and  seen,  even  as 
it  was  spoken  unto  them.1 

§6 — THE  PRESENTATION   OF  JESUS  IN  THE 
TEMPLE. 

And  when  eight  days  were  fulfilled  for  circumcising  him, 
his  name  was  called  Jesus,  which  was  so  called  by  the  angel 
before  he  was  conceived  in  the  womb. 

And  when  the  days  of  their  purification  according  to  the 
law  of  Moses  were  fulfilled,  they  brought  him  up  to  Jerusa- 

1.  Luke  2:  8-20. 
2 


10  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

lem,  to  present  him  to  the  Lord  (as  it  is  written  in  the  law 
of  the  Lord,  Every  male  that  openeth  the  womb  shall  be 
called  holy  to  the  Lord),  and  to  offer  a  sacrifice  according  to 
that  which  is  said  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  A  pair  of  turtle- 
doves, or  two  young  pigeons.  And  behold,  there  was  a  man 
in  Jerusalem,  whose  name  was  Simeon  ;  and  this  man  was 
righteous  and  devout,  looking  for  the  consolation  of  Israel : 
and  the  Holy  Spirit  was  upon  him.  And  it  had  been  re- 
vealed unto  him  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  that  he  should  not  see 
death,  before  he  had  seen  the  Lord's  Christ.  And  he  came 
in  the  Spirit  into  the  temple :  and  when  the  parents  brought 
in  the  child  Jesus,  that  they  might  do  concerning  him  after 
the  custom  of  the  law,  then  he  received  him  into  his  arms, 
and  blessed  God,  and  said, 

Now  lettest  thou  thy  servant  depart,  O  Lord, 

According  to  thy  word,  in  peace ; 

For  mine  eyes  have  seen  thy  salvation, 

Which  thou  hast  prepared  before  the  face  of  all  peoples ; 

A  light  for  revelation  to  the  Gentiles, 

And  the  glory  of  thy  people  Israel. 
And  his  father  and  his  mother  were  marvelling  at  the  things 
which  were  spoken  concerning  him ;  and  Simeon  blessed 
them,  and  said  unto  Mary  his  mother,  Behold,  this  child  is 
set  for  the  falling  and  rising  up  of  many  in  Israel ;  and  for  a 
sign  which  is  spoken  against ;  yea  and  a  sword  shall  pierce 
through  thine  own  soul ;  that  thoughts  out  of  many  hearts 
may  be  revealed.  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a  prophetess, 
the  daughter  of  Phanuel,  of  the  tribe  of  Asher  (she  was  of  a 
great  age,  having  lived  with  a  husband  seven  years  from  her 
virginity,  and  she  had  been  a  widow  even  for  fourscore  and 
four  years),  which  departed  not  from  the  temple,  worship- 
ping with  fastings  and  supplications  night  and  day.  And 
coming  up  at  that  very  hour  she  gave  thanks  unto  God,  and 
spake  of  him  to  all  them  that  were  looking  for  the  redemp- 
tion of  Jerusalem.1 

1.  Luke  2:  21-38. 


The   Worship  of  the   Wise  Men.  11 


§7 — THE   WORSHIP  OF  THE   WISE   MEN. 

Now  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethlehem  of  Judsea  in  the 
days  of  Herod  the  king,  behold,  wise  men  from  the  east 
came  to  Jerusalem,  saying,  Where  is  he  that  is  born  King  of 
the  Jews  ?  for  we  saw  his  star  in  the  east,  and  are  come  to 
worship  him.  And  when  Herod  the  king  heard  it,  he  was 
troubled,  and  all  Jerusalem  with  him.  And  gathering  to- 
gether all  the  chief  priests  and  scribes  of  the  people,  he 
inquired  of  them  where  the  Christ  should  be  born.  And 
they  said  unto  him,  In  Bethlehem  of  Judsea :  for  thus  it  is 
written  by  the  prophet, 

And  thou  Bethlehem,  land  of  Judah, 
Art  in  no  wise  least  among  the  princes  of  Judah  : 
For  out  of  thee  shall  come  forth  a  governor, 
Which  shall  be  shepherd  of  my  people  Israel. 
Then  Herod  privily  called  the  wise  men,  and  learned  of 
them  carefully  what  time  the  star  appeared.     And  he  sent 
them  to  Bethlehem,  and  said,  Go  and  search  out  carefully 
concerning  the  young  child ;  and  when  ye  have  found  Mm, 
bring  me  word,  that  I  also  may  come  and  worship  him. 
And  they,  having  heard  the  king,  went  their  way ;  and  lo, 
the  star,  which  they  saw  in  the  east,  went  before  them,  till 
it  came  and  stood  over  where  the  young  child  was.     And 
when  they  saw  the  star,  they  rejoiced  with  exceeding  great 
joy.     And  they  came  into  the  house  and  saw  the  young 
child  with  Mary  his  mother ;  and  they  fell  down  and  wor- 
shipped him ;  and  opening  their  treasures  they  offered  unto 
him  gifts,  gold  and  frankincense  and  myrrh.     And  being 
warned  of  God  in  a  dream  that  they  should  not  return  to 
Herod,  they  departed  into  their  own  country  another  way.1 

1.  Matt.  2 :  1-12. 


12  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

§8 — THE   FLIGHT   INTO   EGYPT,   MASSACRE   OF   THE 

INNOCENTS,   AND   RETURN   TO    NAZARETH. 

Now  when  they  were  departed,  behold,  an  angel  of  the 
Lord  appeareth  to  Joseph  in  a  dream,  saying,  Arise  and 
take  the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  flee  into  Egypt, 
and  be  thou  there  until  I  tell  thee :  for  Herod  will  seek  the 
young  child  to  destroy  him.  And  he  arose  and  took  the 
young  child  and  his  mother  by  night,  and  departed  into 
Egypt;  and  was  there  until  the  death  of  Herod:  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  Lord  through 
the  prophet,  saying,  Out  of  Egypt  did  I  call  my  son.  Then 
Herod,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  mocked  of  the  wise  men,  was 
exceeding  wroth,  and  sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the  male  chil- 
dren that  were  in  Bethlehem,  and  in  all  the  borders  thereof, 
from  two  years  old  and  under,  according  to  the  time  which 
he  had  carefully  learned  of  the  wise  men.  Then  was  fulfilled 
that  which  was  spoken  by  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  saying, 

A  voice  was  heard  in  Ramah, 

Weeping  and  great  mourning, 

Rachel  weeping  for  her  children ; 

And  she  would  not  be  comforted,  because  they  are  not. 
But  when  Herod  was  dead,  behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lord 
appeareth  in  a  dream  to  Joseph  in  Egypt,  saying,  Arise  and 
take  the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  go  into  the  land  of 
Israel :  for  they  are  dead  that  sought  the  young  child's  life. 
And  he  arose  and  took  the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and 
came  into  the  land  of  Israel.  But  when  he  heard  that 
Archelaus  was  reigning  over  Judcea  in  the  room  of  his  father 
Herod,  he  was  afraid  to  go  thither ;  and  being  warned  of  God 
in  a  dream,  he  withdrew  into  the  parts  of  Galilee,  and  came 
and  dwelt  in  a  city  called  Nazareth :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  the  prophets,  that  lie  should  be  called 
a  Nazarene.1 

[And  when  they  had  accomplished  all  things  that  were 
according  to  the  law  of  the  Lord,  they  returned  into  Galilee, 
to  their  own  city  Nazareth.2] 

1.  Matt.  2 :  13-23.  2.  Luke  2 :  39. 


The  Ministry  of  John  the  Baptist.  13 


§9 — THE  CHILDHOOD   OF  JESUS. 

And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong,  filled  with  wisdom : 
and  the  grace  of  God  was  upon  him. 

And  his  parents  went  every  year  to  Jerusalem  at  the  feast 
of  the  passover.  And  when  he  was  twelve  years  old,  they 
went  up  after  the  custom  of  the  feast ;  and  when  they  had 
fulfilled  the  days,  as  they  were  returning,  the  boy  Jesus 
tarried  behind  in  Jerusalem;  and  his  parents  knew  it  not; 
but  supposing  him  to  be  in  the  company,  they  went  a  day's 
journey;  and  they  sought  for  him  among  their  kinsfolk  and 
acquaintance :  and  when  they  found  him  not,  they  returned 
to  Jerusalem,  seeking  for  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  after 
three  days  they  found  him  in  the  temple,  sitting  in  the 
midst  of  the  doctors,  both  hearing  them,  and  asking  them 
questions :  and  all  that  heard  him  were  amazed  at  his  under- 
standing and  his  answers.  And  when  they  saw  him,  they 
were  astonished:  and  his  mother  said  unto  him,  Son,  why 
hast  thou  thus  dealt  with  us  ?  behold,  thy  father  and  1 
sought  thee  sorrowing.  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  is  it 
that  ye  sought  me  ?  wist  ye  not  that  I  must  be  in  my 
Father's  house  ?  And  they  understood  not  the  saying  which 
he  spake  unto  them.  And  he  went  down  with  them,  and 
came  to  Nazareth;  and  he  was  subject  unto  them:  and  his 
mother  kept  all  these  sayings  in  her  heart. 

And  Jesus  advanced  in  wisdom  and  stature,  and  in  favour 
with  God  and  men.1 

§10 — THE   MINISTRY   OF   JOHN   THE   BAPTIST. 

Now  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Tiberius  Caesar, 
Pontius  Pilate  being  governor  of  Judsea,  and  Herod  being 
tetrarch  of  Galilee,  and  his  brother  Philip  tetrarch  of  the 
region  of  Itursea  and  Trachonitis,  and  Lysanias  tetrarch  of 
Abilene,  in  the  high-priesthood  of  Annas  and  Caiaphas,  the 
word  of  God  came  unto  John  the  son  of  Zacharias  in  the 
wilderness.  And  he  came  into  all  the  region  round  about 
Jordan,  preaching  the  baptism  of  repentance  unto  remission 

1.  Luke  2 :  40-52. 


14  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

of  sins,1  saying,  Repent  ye ;  for  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
hand.  For  this  is  he  that  was  spoken  of  by  Isaiah  the  pro- 
phet, saying,2 

Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy  face, 

Who  shall  prepare  thy  way  ;3 

The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness, 

Make  ye  ready  the  way  of  the  Lord, 

Make  his  paths  straight. 

Every  valley  shall  be  filled, 

And  every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be  brought  low ; 

And  the  crooked  shall  become  straight, 

And  the  rough  ways  smooth ; 

And  all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation  of  God.4 
Now  John  himself  had  his  raiment  of  camel's  hair,  and  a 
leathern  girdle  about  his  loins ;  and  his  food  was  locusts  and 
wild  honey.  Then  went  out  unto  him  Jerusalem,  and  all 
Judsea,  and  all  the  region  round  about  Jordan;  and  they 
were  baptized  of  him  in  the  river  Jordan,  confessing  their 
sins.  But  when  he  saw  many  of  the  Pharisees  and  Saddu- 
cees  coming  to  his  baptism,  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  offspring 
of  vipers,  who  warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath  to  come  ? 
Bring  forth  therefore  fruit  worthy  of  repentance :  and  think 
not  to  say  within  yourselves,  We  have  Abraham  to  our 
father:  for  I  say  unto  you,  that  God  is  able  of  these  stones 
to  raise  up  children  unto  Abraham.  And  even  now  is  the 
axe  laid  unto  the  root  of  the  trees :  every  tree  therefore  that 
bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into 
the  fire.  I  indeed  baptize  you  with  water  unto  repentance  : 
but  he  that  cometh  after  me  is  mightier  than  I,  whose  shoes 
I  am  not  worthy  to  bear:  he  shall  baptize  you  with  the 
Holy  Ghost  and  with  fire :  whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he 
will  throughly  cleanse  his  threshing-floor ;  and  he  will  gather 
his  wheat  into  the  garner,  but  the  chaff  he  will  burn  up  with 
unquenchable  fire.6 

And  the  multitude  asked  him,  saying,  What  then  must  we 
do  ?     And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  He  that  hath 

1.  Luke  3 :  1-4.  3.  Mark  1:2.  5.  Matt.  3 :  4-12. 

2.  Matt.  3  :  2,  3.  4.  Luke  S :  4-6. 


The  Baptism  of  Jesus.  15 

two  coats,  let  him  impart  to  him  that  hath  none ;  and  he  that 
hath  food,  let  him  do  likewise.  And  there  came  also  publi- 
cans to  be  baptized,  and  they  said  unto  him,  Master,  what 
must  we  do  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Extort  no  more  than 
that  which  is  appointed  you.  And  soldiers  also  asked  him, 
saying,  And  we,  what  must  we  do  ?  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Do  violence  to  no  man,  neither  exact  anything  wrongfully ; 
and  be  content  with  your  wages. 

And  as  the  people  were  in  expectation,  and  all  men  rea- 
soned in  their  hearts  concerning  John,  whether  haply  he 
were  the  Christ ;  John  answered,  saying  unto  them  all,  I  in- 
deed baptize  you  with  water ;  but  there  cometh  he  that  is 
mightier  than  I,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy 
to  unloose :  he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and 
with  fire :  whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  throughly  to  cleanse  his 
threshing-floor,  and  to  gather  the  wheat  into  his  garner ;  but 
the  chaff*  he  will  burn  up  with  unquenchable  fire. 

With  many  other  exhortations  therefore  preached  he  good 
tidings  unto  the  people ;  but  Herod  the  tetrarch,  being  re- 
proved by  him  for  Herodias  his  brother's  wife,  and  for  all 
the  evil  things  which  Herod  had  done,  added  yet  this  above 
all,  that  he  shut  up  John  in  prison.1 

§11 — THE   BAPTISM   OF   JESUS. 

Then  cometh  Jesus  from  Galilee  to  the  Jordan  unto  John, 
to  be  baptized  of  him.  But  John  would  have  hindered  him, 
saying,  I  have  need  to  be  baptized  of  thee,  and  comest  thou 
to  me  ?  But  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  Suffer  it  now : 
for  thus  it  becometh  us  to  fulfil  all  righteousness.  Then  he 
suffereth  him.2 

Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  people  were  baptized, 
that,  Jesus  also  having  been  baptized,  and  praying,3  lo,  the 
heavens  were  opened  unto  him,  and  he  saw  the  Spirit  of 
God  descending  as  a  dove,  and  coming  upon  him ;  and  lo,  a 
voice  out  of  the  heavens,  saying,  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in 
whom  I  am  well  pleased.4 

1.  Luke  3 :  10-20.  3.  Luke  3  :  21.  4.  Matt.  3  :  16,  17. 

2.  Matt.  3  :  13-15. 


16  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 


§12 — THE   TEMPTATION  OF  JESUS. 

And  Jesus,  full  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  returned  from  the  Jordan, 
and  was  led  by  the  Spirit  in  the  wilderness  during  forty  days, 
being  tempted  of  the  devil,1  and  he  was  with  the  wild  beasts.2 
And  he  did  eat  nothing  in  those  days  :  and  when  they  were 
completed,  he  hungered.  And  the  devil  said  unto  him,  If 
thou  art  the  Son  of  God,  command  this  stone  that  it  become 
bread.  And  Jesus  answered  unto  him,  It  is  written,  Man 
shall  not  live  by  bread  alone,3  but  by  every  word  that  pro- 
ceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  God.  Then  the  devil  taketh 
him  into  the  holy  city  ;  and  he  set  him  on  the  pinnacle  of 
the  temple,  and  saith  unto  him,  If  thou  art  the  Son  of  God, 
cast  thyself  down :  for  it  is  written, 

He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  concerning  thee4  (to  guard 

thee6) : 
And  on  their  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up, 
Lest  haply  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  Again  it  is  written,  Thou  shalt  not 
tempt  the  Lord  thy  God.  Again  the  devil  taketh  him  unto 
an  exceeding  high  mountain,  and  sheweth  him  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  world,  and  the  glory  of  them,6  in  a  moment  of 
time.  And  the  devil  said  unto  him,  To  thee  will  I  give  all 
this  authority,  and  the  glory  of  them  :  for  it  hath  been 
delivered  unto  me ;  and  to  whomsoever  I  will  I  give  it.  If 
thou  therefore  wilt  worship  before  me,  it  shall  all  be  thine.7 
Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him,  Get  thee  hence,  Satan  :  for  it 
is  written,  Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  him 
only  shalt  thou  serve.8  And  when  the  devil  had  completed 
every  temptation,  he  departed  from  him  for  a  season  ;9  and 
behold,  angels  came  and  ministered  unto  him.10 

1.  Luke  4 :  l,  2.  6.  Luke  4':  IS.  8.  Matt.  4  :  10. 

2.  Mark  1 :  13.  6.  Matt.  4 :  6-8.  9.  Luke  4  :  13. 

3.  Luke  4  :  2-4.  7.  Luke  4  :  5-7.  10.  Matt.  4  :  11. 

4.  Matt.  4  :  4-6. 


John's  Testimony  Concerning  Jesus. 


§13— JOHNS   TESTIMONY   CONCERNING   JESUS. 

And  this  is  the  witness  of  John,  when  the  Jews  sent  unto 
him  from  Jerusalem  priests  and  Levites  to  ask  him,  Who 
art  thou  ?  And  he  confessed,  and  denied  not ;  and  he  con- 
fessed, I  am  not  the  Christ.  And  they  asked  him,  What 
then  ?  Art  thou  Elijah  ?  And  he  saith,  I  am  not.  Art 
thou  the  prophet  ?  And  he  answered,  No.  They  said  there- 
fore unto  him,  Who  art  thou  ?  that  we  may  give  an  answer 
to  them  that  sent  us.  What  sayest  thou  of  thyself  ?  He 
said,  I  am  the  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness,  Make 
straight  the  way  of  the  Lord,  as  said  Isaiah  the  prophet. 
And  they  had  been  sent  from  the  Pharisees.  And  they  asked 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Why  then  baptizest  thou,  if  thou 
art  not  the  Christ,  nerther  Elijah,  neither  the  prophet  ? 
John  answered  them,  saying,  I  baptize  with  water :  in  the 
midst  of  you  standeth  one  whom  ye  know  not,  even  he  that 
cometh  after  me,  the  latchet  of  whose  shoe  I  am  not  worthy 
to  unloose.  These  things  were  done  in  Bethany  beyond 
Jordan,  where  John  was  baptizing. 

On  the  morrow  he  seeth  Jesus  coming  unto  him,  and  saith, 
Behold,  the  Lamb  of  God,  which  taketh  away  the  sin  of  the 
world  !  This  is  he  of  whom  I  said,  After  me  cometh  a  man 
which  is  become  before  me  :  for  he  was  before  me.  And  I 
knew  him  not ;  but  that  he  should  be  made  manifest  to 
Israel,  for  this  cause  came  I  baptizing  with  water.  And 
John  bare  witness,  saying,  I  have  beheld  the  Spirit  descend- 
ing as  a  dove  out  of  heaven  ;  and  it  abode  upon  him.  And 
I  knew  him  not  :  but  he  that  sent  me  to  baptize  with  water, 
he  said  unto  me,  Upon  whomsoever  thou  shalt  see  the  Spirit 
descending,  and  abiding  upon  him,  the  same  is  he  that  bap- 
tizeth  with  the  Holy  Spirit.  And  I  have  seen,  and  have 
borne  witness  that  this  is  the  Son  of  God. 

Again  on  the  morrow  John  was  standing,  and  two  of  his 
disciples;  and  he  looked  upon  Jesus  as  he  walked,  and  saith, 
Behold,  the  Lamb  of  God  !  And  the  two  disciples  heard 
him  speak,  and  they  followed  Jesus.1    And  Jesus  turned,  and 

1.  John  1 :  19-37. 


18  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

beheld  them  following,  and  saith  unto  them,  What  seek  ye  ? 
And  they  said  unto  him,  Rabbi  (which  is  to  say,  being  inter- 
preted, Master),  where  abidest  thou  ?  He  saith  unto  them, 
Come,  and  ye  shall  see.  They  came  therefore  and  saw  where 
he  abode  ;  and  they  abode  with  him  that  day:  it  was  about 
the  tenth  hour.1 

§14 — THE   CALL   OF   THE   FIRST   DISCIPLES. 

And  Jesus  himself,  when  he  began  to  teach,  was  about 
thirty  years  of  age.2 

One  of  the  two  that  heard  John  speak,  and  followed  him, 
was  Andrew,  Simon  Peter's  brother.  He  findeth  first  his 
own  brother  Simon,  and  saith  unto  him,  We  have  found  the 
Messiah  (which  is,  being  interpreted,  Christ).  He  brought 
him  unto  Jesus.  Jesus  looked  up'on  him,  and  said,  Thou 
art  Simon  the  son  of  John  :  thou  shalt  be  called  Cephas 
(which  is  by  interpretation,  Peter). 

On  the  morrow  he  was  minded  to  go  forth  into  Galilee, 
and  he  findeth  Philip  :  and  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Follow 
me.  Now  Philip  was  from  Bethsaida,  of  the  city  of  Andrew 
and  Peter.  Philip  findeth  Nathanael,  and  saith  unto  him, 
We  have  found  him,  of  whom  Moses  in  the  law,  and  the 
prophets,  did  write,  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  the  son  of  Joseph. 
And  Nathanael  said  unto  him,  Can  any  good  thing  come  out 
of  Nazareth  ?  Philip  saith  unto  him,  Come  and  see.  Jesus 
saw  Nathanael  coming  to  him,  and  saith  of  him,  Behold,  an 
Israelite  indeed,  in  whom  is  no  guile  !  Nathanael  saith  unto 
him,  Whence  knowest  thou  me  ?  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  Before  Philip  called  thee,  when  thou  wast  under 
the  fig  tree,  I  saw  thee.  Nathanael  answered  him,  Rabbi, 
thou  art  the  Son  of  God  ;  thou  art  King  of  Israel. 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Because  I  said  unto  thee, 
I  saw  thee  underneath  the  fig  tree,  believest  thou  ?  thou 
shalt  see  greater  things  than  these.  And  he  saith  unto  him, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall  see  the  heaven 
opened,  and  the  angels  of  God  ascending  and  descending 
upon  the  Son  of  man.3 

1.  John  1  :  38-39.  2.  Luke  3  :  23.  3.  John  1  :  40-51. 


Jesus  Purges  the  Temple.  19 


§  15 — THE   FIRST   MIRACLE   OF   JESUS. 

And  the  third  day  there  was  a  marriage  in  Cana  of  Gali- 
lee ;  and  the  mother  of  Jesus  was  there  :  and  Jesus  also  was 
bidden,  and  his  disciples,  to  the  marriage.  And  when  the 
wine  failed,  the  mother  of  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  They  have 
no  wine.  And  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman,  what  have  I 
to  do  with  thee  ?  mine  hour  is  not  yet  come.  His  mother 
saith  unto  the  servants,  Whatsoever  he  saith  unto  you,  do 
it.  Now  there  were  six  waterpots  of  stone  set  there  after 
the  Jews'  manner  of  purifying,  containing  two  or  three 
firkins  apiece.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Fill  the  waterpots 
with  water.  And  they  filled  them  up  to  the  brim.  And  he 
saith  unto  them,  Draw  out  now,  and  bear  unto  the  ruler  of 
the  feast.  And  they  bare  it.  And  when  the  ruler  of  the 
feast  tasted  the  water  now  become  wine,  and  knew  not 
whence  it  was  (but  the  servants  which  had  drawn  the  water 
knew),  the  ruler  of  the  feast  calleth  the  bridegroom,  and 
saith  unto  him,  Every  man  setteth  on  first  the  good  wine  ; 
and  when  men  have  drunk  freely,  then  that  which  is  worse  : 
thou  hast  kept  the  good  wine  until  now.  This  beginning  of 
his  signs  did  Jesus  in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and  manifested  his 
glory  ;  and  his  disciples  believed  on  him. 

After  this  he  went  down  to  Capernaum,  he,  and  his 
mother,  and  his  brethren,  and  his  disciples  :  and  there  they 
abode  not  many  days.1 

§  16 — JESUS  PURGES  THE  TEMPLE  (THE  FIRST  TIME). 

And  the  passover  of  the  Jews  was  at  hand,  and  Jesus 
went  up  to  Jerusalem.  And  he  found  in  the  temple  those 
that  sold  oxen  and  sheep  and  doves,  and  the  changers  of 
money  sitting  :  and  he  made  a  scourge  of  cords,  and  cast  all 
out  of  the  temple,  both  the  sheep  and  the  oxen  ;  and  he 
poured  out  the  changers'  money,  and  overthrew  their  tables  ; 
and  to  them  that  sold  the  doves  he  said,  Take  these  things 
hence  ;  make  not  my  Father's  house  a  house  of  merchandise. 

1.  John  2 :  1-12. 


20  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

His  disciples  remembered  that  it  was  written,  The  zeal  of 
thine  house  shall  eat  me  up.  The  Jews  therefore  answered 
and  said  unto  him,  What  sign  shewest  thou  unto  us,  seeing 
that  thou  doest  these  things  ?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Destroy  this  temple,  and  in  three  days  I  will  raise  it 
up.  The  Jews  therefore  said,  Forty  and  six  years  was  this 
temple  in  building,  and  wilt  thou  raise  it  up  in  three  days  ? 
But  he  spake  of  the  temple  of  his  body.  When  therefore 
he  was  raised  from  the  dead,  his  disciples  remembered  that 
he  spake  this  ;  and  they  believed  the  scripture,  and  the 
word  which  Jesus  had  said. 

Now  when  he  was  in  Jerusalem  at  the  passover,  during 
the  feast,  many  believed  on  his  name,  beholding  his  signs 
which  he  did.  But  Jesus  did  not  trust  himself  unto  them, 
for  that  he  knew  all  men,  and  because  he  needed  not  that 
any  one  should  bear  witness  concerning  man  ;  for  he  himself 
knew  what  was  in  man.1 

§17 — THE   DISCOURSE   OF   JESUS   WITH   NICODEMUS. 

Now  there  was  a  man  of  the  Pharisees,  named  Nicodemus,  a 
ruler  of  the  Jews  :  the  same  came  unto  him  by  night,  and 
said  to  him,  Eabbi,  we  know  that  thou  art  a  teacher  come 
from  God  :  for  no  man  can  do  these  signs  that  thou  doest, 
except  God  be  with  him.  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  Except  a  man  be  born 
anew,  he  cannot  see  the  kingdom  of  God.  Nicodemus  saith 
unto  him,  How  can  a  man  be  born  when  he  is  old  ?  can  he 
enter  a  second  time  into  his  mother's  womb,  and  be  born? 
Jesus  answered,  Yerily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  Except  a 
man  be  born  of  water  and  the  Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  God.  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh  is 
flesh  ;  and  that  which  is  born  of  the  Spirit  is  spirit.  Marvel 
not  that  I  said  unto  thee,  Ye  must  be  born  anew.  The  wind 
bloweth  where  it  listeth,  and  thou  hearest  the  voice  thereof, 
but  knowest  not  whence  it  cometh,  and  whither  it  goeth  : 
so  is  every  one    that  is   born   of  the   Spirit.     Nicodemus 

1.  John  2  :  13-25. 


John  the  Baptist's  Last  Testimony  to  Jesus.       21 

answered  and  said  unto  him,  How  can  these  things  be  ? 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  the  teacher  of 
Israel,  and  understandest  not  these  things  ?  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  thee,  We  speak  that  we  do  know,  and  bear  wit- 
ness of  that  we  have  seen  ;  and  ye  receive  not  our  witness. 
If  I  told  you  earthly  things,  and  ye  believe  not,  how  shall 
ye  believe,  if  I  tell  you  heavenly  things  ?  And  no  man  hath 
ascended  into  heaven,  but  he  that  descended  out  of  heaven, 
even  the  Son  of  man,  which  is  in  heaven.  And  as  Moses 
lifted  up  the  serpent  in  the  wilderness,  even  so  must  the 
Son  of  man  be  lifted  up  :  that  whosoever  belie veth  may  in 
him  have  eternal  life. 

For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his  only 
begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  on  him  should  not 
perish,  but  have  eternal  life.  For  God  sent  not  the  Son 
into  the  world  to  judge  the  world  ;  but  that  the  world 
should  be  saved  through  him.  He  that  believeth  on  him  is 
not  judged  :  he  that  believeth  not  hath  been  judged  already, 
because  he  hath  not  believed  on  the  name  of  the  only 
begotten  Son  of  God.  And  this  is  the  judgement,  that  the 
light  is  come  into  the  world,  and  men  loved  the  darkness 
rather  than  the  light ;  for  their  works  were  evil.  For  every 
one  that  doeth  ill  hateth  the  light,  and  cometh  not  to  the 
light,  lest  his  works  should  be  reproved.  But  he  that  doeth 
the  truth  cometh  to  the  light,  that  his  works  may  be  made 
manifest,  that  they  have  been  wrought  in  God.1 

§18 — john   the   baptist's   last   testimony   to 
jesus.    John's  imprisonment. 

After  these  things  came  Jesus  and  his  disciples  into  the 
land  of  Judgea ;  and  there  he  tarried  with  them,  and  bap- 
tized. And  John  also  was  baptizing  in  ^Enon  near  to  Salim, 
because  there  was  much  water  there  :  and  they  came,  and 
were  baptized.  For  John  was  not  yet  cast  into  prison. 
There  arose  therefore  a  questioning  on  the  part  of  John's 
disciples  with  a  Jew  about  purifying.     And  they  came  unto 

1.  John  3  :  1-21. 


22  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

John,  and  said  to  him,  Rabbi,  he  that  was  with  thee  beyond 
Jordan,  to  whom  thou  hast  borne  witness,  behold,  the  same 
baptizeth,  and  all  men  come  to  him.  John  answered  and 
said,  A  man  can  receive  nothing,  except  it  have  been  given 
him  from  heaven.  Ye  yourselves  bear  me  witness,  that  I 
said,  I  am  not  the  Christ,  but,  that  I  am  sent  before  him. 
He  that  hath  the  bride  is  the  bridegroom  :  but  the  friend  of 
the  bridegroom,  which  standeth  and  heareth  him,  rejoiceth 
greatly  because  of  the  bridegroom's  voice  :  this  my  joy 
therefore  is  fulfilled.  He  must  increase,  but  I  must 
decrease. 

He  that  cometh  from  above  is  above  all  :  he  that  is  of  the 
earth  is  of  the  earth,  and  of  the  earth  he  speaketh  :  he  that 
cometh  from  heaven  is  above  all.  What  he  hath  seen  and 
heard,  of  that  he  beareth  witness  ;  and  no  man  receiveth 
his  witness.  He  that  hath  received  his  witness  hath  set  his 
seal  to  this,  that  God  is  true.  For  he  whom  God  hath  sent 
speaketh  the  words  of  God  :  for  he  giveth  not  the  Spirit  by 
measure.  The  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and  hath  given  all 
things  into  his  hand.  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  hath 
eternal  life ;  but  he  that  obeyeth  not  the  Son  shall  not  see 
life,  but  the  wrath  of  God  abideth  on  him.1 

When  therefore  the  Lord  knew  how  that  the  Pharisees 
had  heard  that  Jesus  was  making  and  baptizing  more  dis- 
ciples than  John  (although  Jesus  himself  baptized  not,  but 
his  disciples),  he  left  Judsea,  and  departed  again  into  Gal- 
ilee.2 For  Herod  himself  had  sent  forth  and  laid  hold  upon 
John,  and  bound  him  in  prison  for  the  sake  of  Herodias, 
his  brother  Philip's  wife  :  for  he  had  married  her.  For 
John  said  unto  Herod,  It  is  not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  thy 
brother's  wife.  And  Herodias  set  herself  against  him,  and 
desired  to  kill  him  ;  and  she  could  not  ;  for  Herod  feared 
John,  knowing  that  he  was  a  righteous  man  and  a  holy,  and 
kept  him  safe;3  [and]  he  feared  the  multitude  because  they 
counted  him  as  a  prophet.4  And  when  he  heard  him,  he 
was  much  perplexed;  and  he  heard  him  gladly.5 

1.  John  3 :  22-36.  3.  Mark  6  :  17-20.  5.  Mark  6  :  20. 

2.  John  4 :  1-3.  4.  Matt.  14  :  5. 


Jesus  Teaches  the    Woman  of  Samaria.  23 


§  19 — JESUS  TEACHES  THE  WOMAN  OF  SAMARIA. 

And  he  [Jesus]  must  needs  pass  through  Samaria.  So  he 
cometh  to  a  city  of  Samaria,  called  Sychar,  near  to  the  parcel 
of  ground  that  Jacob  gave  to  his  son  Joseph  :  and  Jacob's 
well  was  there.  Jesus  therefore,  being  wearied  with  his 
journey,  sat  thus  by  the  well.  It  was  about  the  sixth  hour. 
There  cometh  a  woman  of  Samaria  to  draw  water  :  Jesus 
saith  unto  her,  Give  me  to  drink.  For  his  disciples  were 
gone  away  into  the  city  to  buy  food.  The  Samaritan  woman 
therefore  saith  unto  him,  How  is  it  that  thou,  being  a  Jew, 
askest  drink  of  me,  which  am  a  Samaritan  woman  ?  (For 
Jews  have  no  dealings  with  Samaritans. )  Jesus  answered 
and  said  unto  her,  If  thou  knewest  the  gift  of  God,  and  who 
it  is  that  saith  to  thee,  Give  me  to  drink  ;  thou  wouldest 
have  asked  of  him,  and  he  would  have  given  thee  living 
water.  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  thou  hast  nothing 
to  draw  with,  and  the  well  is  deep  :  from  whence  then  hast 
thou  that  living  water  ?  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father 
Jacob,  which  gave  us  the  well,  and  drank  thereof  himself, 
and  his  sons,  and  his  cattle  ?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
her,  Every  one  that  drinketh  of  this  water  shall  thirst  again  : 
but  whosoever  drinketh  of  the  water  that  I  shall  give  him 
shall  never  thirst ;  but  the  water  that  I  shall  give  him  shall 
become  in  him  a  well  of  water  springing  up  unto  eternal 
life.  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  give  me  this  water, 
that  I  thirst  not,  neither  come  all  the  way  hither  to  draw. 
Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Go,  call  thy  husband,  and  come  hither. 
The  woman  answered  and  said  unto  him,  I  have  no  husband. 
Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Thou  saidst  well,  I  have  no  husband  : 
for  thou  hast  had  five  husbands  ;  and  he  whom  thou  now 
hast  is  not  thy  husband :  this  hast  thou  said  truly.  The 
woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  I  perceive  that  thou  art  a  pro- 
phet. Our  fathers  worshipped  in  this  mountain  ;  and  ye 
say,  that  in  Jerusalem  is  the  place  where  men  ought  to  wor- 
ship. Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman,  believe  me,  the  hour 
cometh,  when  neither  in  this  mountain,  nor  in  Jerusalem, 
shall  ye  worship  the  Father.1     Ye  worship  that  which  ye 


1.  John  4  :  4-2L 


24  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

know  not :  we  worship  <5hat  which  we  know  :  for  salvation  is 
from  the  Jews.  But  the  hour  cometh,  and  now  is,  when 
the  true  worshippers  shall  worship  the  Father  in  spirit  and 
truth :  for  such  doth  the  father  seek  to  be  his  worshippers. 
God  is  a  Spirit :  and  they  that  worship  him  must  worship  in 
spirit  and  truth.  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  I  know  that 
Messiah  cometh  (which  is  called  Christ):  when  he  is  come, 
he  will  declare  unto  us  all  things.  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  I 
that  speak  unto  thee  am  he. 

And  upon  this  came  his  disciples  ;  and  they  marvelled 
that  he  was  speaking  with  a  woman ;  yet  no  man  said,  What 
seekest  thou?  or,  Why  speakest  thou  with  her?  So  the 
woman  left  her  waterpot,  and  went  away  into  the  city,  and 
saith  to  the  men,  Come,  see  a  man,  which  told  me  all  things 
that  ever  I  did :  can  this  be  the  Christ?  They  went  out  of 
the  city,  and  were  coming  to  him.  In  the  meanwhile  the 
disciples  prayed  him,  saying,  Rabbi,  eat.  But  he  said  unto 
them,  Ihavemeattoeatthatyeknownot.  The  disciples  there- 
fore said  one  to  another,  Hath  any  man  brought  him  aught  to 
eat?  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  My  meat  is  to  do  the  will  of  him 
that  sent  me,  and  to  accomplish  his  work.  Say  not  ye,  There 
are  yet  four  months,  and  then  cometh  the  harvest  ?  behold,  I 
say  unto  you,  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  look  on  the  fields,  that 
they  are  white  already  unto  harvest.  He  that  reapeth 
receiveth  wages,  and  gathereth  fruit  unto  life  eternal ;  that 
he  that  soweth  and  he  that  reapeth  may  rejoice  together. 
For  herein  is  the  saying  true,  One  soweth,  and  another 
reapeth.  I  sent  you  to  reap  that  whereon  ye  have  not 
laboured:  others  have  laboured,  and  ye  are  entered  into 
their  labour. 

And  from  that  city  many  of  the  Samaritans  believed  on 
him  because  of  the  word  of  the  woman,  who  testified,  He  told 
me  all  things  that  ever  I  did.  So  when  the  Samaritans  came 
unto  him,  they  besought  him  to  abide  with  them:  and  he  abode 
there  two  days.  And  many  more  believed  because  of  his 
word  ;  and  they  said  to  the  woman,  Now  we  believe,  not 
because  of  thy  speaking  :  for  we  have  heard  for  ourselves, 
and  know  that  this  is  indeed  the  Saviour  of  the  world.1 

1.  John  4  :  22-42. 


Jesus  is  Rejected  at  Nazareth.  25 

§  20 — JESUS  HEALS  A  NOBLEMAN'S  SON. 

And  after  the  two  days1  Jesus  returned  in  the  power  of  the 
Spirit  into  Galilee.2  For  Jesus  himself  testified,  that  a  pro- 
phet hath  no  honour  in  his  own  country.3  And  a  fame  went 
out  concerning  him  through  all  the  region  round  about. 
And  he  taught  in  the  synagogues,  being  glorified  of  all.4  So 
when  he  came  into  Galilee,  the  Galilfeans  received  him, 
having  seen  all  the  things  that  he  did  in  Jerusalem  at  the 
feast :  for  they  also  went  unto  the  feast. 

He  came  therefore  again  unto  Cana  of  Galilee,  where  he 
made  the  water  wine.  And  there  was  a  certain  nobleman, 
whose  son  was  sick  at  Capernaum.  When  he  heard  that 
Jesus  was  come  out  of  Judaea  into  Galilee,  he  went  unto 
him,  and  besought  Mm  that  he  would  come  down,  and  heal 
his  son  ;  for  he  was  at  the  point  of  death.  Jesus  therefore 
said  unto  him,  Except  ye  see  signs  and  wonders,  ye  will  in 
no  wise  believe.  The  nobleman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  come 
down  ere  my  child  die.  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Go  thy  way; 
thy  son  liveth.  The  man  believed  the  word  that  Jesus 
spake  unto  him,  and  he  went  his  way.  And  as  he  was  now 
going  down,  his  servants  met  him,  saying,  that  his  son 
lived.  So  he  inquired  of  them  the  hour  when  he  began  to 
amend.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  Yesterday  at  the 
seventh  hour  the  fever  left  him.  So  the  father  knew  that 
it  was  at  that  hour  in  which  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thy  son 
liveth  :  and  himself  believed,  and  his  whole  house.  This  is 
again  the  second  sign  that  Jesus  did,  having  come  out  of 
Judsea  into  Galilee.5 


§21 — JESUS   IS   REJECTED   AT   NAZARETH. 

And  he  came  to  Nazareth,  where  he  had  been  brought 
up  :  and  he  entered,  as  his  custom  was,  into  the  synagogue 
on  the  sabbath  day,  and  stood  up  to  read.  And  there  was 
delivered  unto  him  the  book  of  the  prophet  Isaiah.     And 


1.  John  4  :  43.         3.  John  4  :  44.  5.  John  4  :  45-54. 

2.  Luke  4  :  14.         4.  Luke  4  :  14,  15. 


26  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

he   opened  the  book,   and  found  the  place  where   it  was 
written, 

The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me, 

Because  he  anointed  me  to  preach  good  tidings  to  the 
■  poor : 

He  hath  sent  me  to  proclaim  release  to  the  captives, 

And  recovering  of  sight  to  the  blind, 

To  set  at  liberty  them  that  are  bruised, 

To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year  of  the  Lord. 
And  he  closed  the  book,  and  gave  it  back  to  the  attendant, 
and  sat  down  :  and  the  eyes  of  all  in  the  synagogue  were 
fastened  on  him.  And  he  began  to  say  unto  them,  To-day 
hath  this  scripture  been  fulfilled  in  your  ears.  And  all  bare 
him  witness,  and  wondered  at  the  words  of  grace  which  pro- 
ceeded out  of  his  mouth  :  and  they  said,  Is  not  this  Joseph's 
son  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Doubtless  ye  will  say  unto 
me  this  parable,  Physician,  heal  thyself :  whatsoever  we 
have  heard  done  at  Capernaum,  do  also  here  in  thine  own 
country.  And  he  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  No  prophet  is 
acceptable  in  his  own  country.  But  of  a  truth  I  say  unto 
you,  There  were  many  widows  in  Israel  in  the  days  of 
Elijah,  when  the  heaven  was  shut  up  three  years  and  six 
months,  when  there  came  a  great  famine  over  all  the  land  ; 
and  unto  none  of  them  was  Elijah  sent,  but  only  to  Zare- 
phath,  in  the  land  of  Sidon,  unto  a  woman  that  was  a  widow. 
And  there  were  many  lepers  in  Israel  in  the  time  of  Elisha 
the  prophet  ;  and  none  of  them  was  cleansed,  but  only 
Naaman  the  Syrian.  And  they  were  all  tilled  with  wrath  in 
the  synagogue,  as  they  heard  these  things  ;  and  they  rose 
up,  and  cast  him  forth  out  of  the  city,  and  led  him  unto  the 
brow  of  the  hill  whereon  their  city  was  built,  that  they 
might  throw  him  down  headlong.  But  he  passing  through 
the  midst  of  them  went  his  way.1 

1.  Luke  4  :  16-30. 


Jesus  Heals  a  Demoniac,  and  Others.  27 


§22 — THE   CALL   OF   PETER,   JAMES   AND  JOHN. 

And  leaving  Nazareth,  [Jesus]  came  and  dwelt  in  Caper- 
naum, which  is  by  the  sea,  in  the  borders  of  Zebulun  and 
Naphtali :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by 
Isaiah  the  prophet,  saying, 

The  land  of  Zebulun  and  the  land  of  Naphtali, 

Toward  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan, 

Galilee  of  the  Gentiles, 

The  people  which  sat  in  darkness 

Saw  a  great  light, 

And  to  them  which  sat  in  the  region  and  shadow  of 
death, 

To  them  did  light  spring  up. 
From  that  time  began  Jesus  to  preach1  the  gospel  of  God, 
saying,  The  time  is  fulfilled,  and  the  kingdom  of  God  is  at 
hand  :  repent  ye,  and  believe  in  the  gospel.2 

And  walking  by  the  sea  of  Galilee,  he  saw  two  brethren, 
Simon  who  is  called  Peter,  and  Andrew  his  brother,  casting 
a  net  into  the  sea  ;  for  they  were  fishers.  And  he  saith 
unto  them,  Come  ye  after  me,  and  I  will  make  you  fishers 
of  men.  And  they  straightway  left  the  nets,  and  followed 
him.  And  going  on  from  thence  he  saw  other  two  brethren, 
James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother,  in  the 
boat  with  Zebedee  their  father,  mending  their  nets.3  And 
straightway  he  called  them  :  and  they  left  their  father 
Zebedee  in  the  boat  with  the  hired  servants,  and  went  after 
him.4 

§23 — JESUS   HEALS   A   DEMONIAC,   AND   OTHERS. 

And  they  go  into  Capernaum  ;  and  straightway  on  the 
sabbath  day  he  entered  into  the  synagogue  and  taught.  And 
they  were  astonished  at  his  teaching  :  for  he  taught  them  as 
having  authority,  and  not  as  the  scribes.  And  straightway 
there  was  in  their  synagogue  a  man  with  an  unclean  spirit  ; 
and  he  cried  out,6  with  a  loud  voice,6  saying,  What  have  we 

1.  Matt.  4  :  13-17.  3.  Matt.  4  :  18-21.  5.  Mark  1 :  21-24. 

2.  Mark  1 :  14,  15.  4.  Mark  1 :  20.  6.  Luke  4 :  34. 


28  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

to  do  with  thee,  thou  Jesus  of  Nazareth  ?  art  thou  come  to 
destroy  us  ?  I  know  thee  who  thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of 
God.  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  saying,  Hold  thy  peace,  and 
come  out  of  him.  And  the  unclean  spirit,  tearing  him  and 
crying  with  a  loud  voice,  came  out  of  him,1  having  done  him 
no  hurt.2  And  they  were  all  amazed,  insomuch  that  they 
questioned  among  themselves,  saying.  What  is  this  ?  a  new 
teaching  !  with  authority  he  commandeth  even  the  unclean 
spirits,  and  they  obey  him.  And  the  report  of  him  went 
out  straightway  everywhere  into  all  the  region  of  Galilee 
round  about. 

And  straightway,  when  they  were  come  out  of  the  syna- 
gogue, they  came  into  the  house  of  Simon  and  Andrew, 
with  James  and  John.  Now  Simon's  wife's  mother  lay  sick 
of  a  fever  ;  and  straightway  they  tell  him  of  her  :  and  he 
came3  and  stood  over  her,  and  rebuked  the  fever,4  and  took 
her  by  the  hand,  and  raised  her  up  ;  and  the  fever  left  her, 
and  she  ministered  unto  them.5 

And  when  the  sun  was  setting,  all  they  that  had  any  sick 
with  divers  diseases  brought  them  unto  him  ;  and  he  laid 
his  hands  on  every  one  of  them,  and  healed  them,6  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  Isaiah  the  prophet, 
saying.  Himself  took  our  infirmities,  and  bare  our  diseases.7 
And  all  the  city  was  gathered  together  at  the  door.  And  he 
healed  many  that  were  sick  with  divers  diseases.8  And 
devils  also  came  out  from  many,  crying  out,  and  saying. 
Thou  art  the  Son  of  God.  And  rebuking  them,  he  suffered 
them  not  to  speak,  because  they  knew  that  he  was  the 
Christ.9 

And  in  the  morning,  a  great  while  before  day,  he  rose  up 
and  went  out,  and  departed  into  a  desert  place,  and  there 
prayed.  And  Simon  and  they  that  were  with  him  followed 
after  him  ;  and  they  found  him,  and  say  unto  him,  All  are 
seeking  thee.  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Let  us  go  elsewhere 
into  the  next  towns,  that  I  may  preach  there  also  ;  for  to 


1.  Mark  1  : 

2.  Luke  4  : 

3.  Mark  1; 

:  24-27. 
35. 
;  26-30. 

4.  Luke  4 : 

5.  Mark  1 

6.  Luke  4 

39. 

:  30,  31. 
:  40. 

7. 
8. 
9. 

Matt.  8 
Mark  1  : 
Luke  4 : 

:  17. 
:  33,  34. 
41. 

The  Miraculous  Draught  of  Fishes.  29 

this  end  came  I  forth.  And  he  went  into  their  synagogues 
throughout  all  Galilee,1  teaching  in  their  synagogues,  and 
preaching  the  gospel  of  the  kingdom,  and  healing  all  manner 
of  disease  and  all  manner  of  sickness  among  the  people.  And 
the  report  of  him  went  forth  into  all  Syria  :  and  they  brought 
unto  him  all  that  were  sick,  holden  with  divers  diseases  and 
torments,  possessed  with  devils,  and  epileptic,  and  palsied  ; 
and  he  healed  them.  And  there  followed  him  great  multi- 
tudes from  Galilee  and  Decapolis  and  Jerusalem  and  Judsea 
and  from  beyond  Jordan.2 

§24 — THE   MIRACULOUS   DRAUGHT  OF   FISHES. 

Now  it  came  to  pass  while  the  multitude  pressed  upon  him 
and  heard  the  word  of  God,  that  he  was  standing  by  the  lake 
of  Gennesaret ;  and  he  saw  two  boats  standing  by  the  lake  : 
but  the  fishermen  had  gone  out  of  them,  and  were  washing 
their  nets.  And  he  entered  into  one  of  the  boats,  which  was 
Simon's,  and  asked  him  to  put  out  a  little  from  the  land. 
And  he  sat  down  and  taught  the  multitudes  out  of  the  boat. 
And  when  he  had  left  speaking,  he  said  unto  Simon,  Put  out 
into  the  deep,  and  let  down  your  nets  for  a  draught.  And 
Simon  answered  and  said,  Master,  we  toiled  all  night,  and 
took  nothing:  but  at  thy  word  I  will  let  down  the  nets.  And 
when  they  had  this  done,  they  inclosed  a  great  multitude  of 
fishes  ;  and  their  nets  were  breaking  ;  and  they  beckoned 
unto  their  partners  in  the  other  boat,  that  they  should  come 
and  help  them.  And  they  came,  and  filled  both  the  boats, 
so  that  they  began  to  sink.  But  Simon  Peter,  when  he  saw 
it,  fell  down  at  Jesus'  knees,  saying,  Depart  from  me  ;  for  I 
am  a  sinful  man,  O  Lord.  For  he  was  amazed,  and  all  that 
were  with  him,  at  the  draught  of  the  fishes  which  they  had 
taken ;  and  so  were  also  James  and  John,  sons  of  Zebedee, 
which  were  partners  with  Simon.  And  Jesus  said  unto 
Simon,  Fear  not  ;  from  henceforth  thou  shalt  catch  men. 
And  when  they  had  brought  their  boats  to  land,  they  left 
all,  and  followed  him.3 

1.  Mark  1 :  35-39.  2.  Matt.  4  :  23-25.  3.  Luke  5  :  1-11. 


30  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 


§25 — JESUS   HEALS   A   LEPER   AND   A   PARALYTIC. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  was  in  one  of  the  cities, 
behold,  a  man  full  of  leprosy  :  and  when  he  saw  Jesus,  he 
fell  on  his  face,  and  besought  him,  saying,  Lord,  if  thou  wilt, 
thou  canst  make  me  clean.  And1  being  moved  with  compas- 
sion,2 he  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  touched  him,  saying, 
I  will  ;  be  thou  made  clean.  And  straightway  the  leprosy 
departed  from  him,3  and  he  was  made  clean.  And  he  strictly 
charged  him,  and  straightway  sent  him  out,  and  saith  unto 
him,  See  thou  say  nothing  to  any  man  :  but  go  thy  way,  shew 
thyself  to  the  priest,  and  offer  for  thy  cleansing  the  things 
which  Moses  commanded,  for  a  testimony  unto  them.  But 
he  went  out,  and  began  to  publish  it  much,  and  to  spread 
abroad  the  matter,4  and  great  multitudes  came  together  to 
hear,  and  to  be  healed  of  their  infirmities,5  insomuch  that 
Jesus  could  no  more  openly  enter  into  a  city,  but  was  with- 
out in  desert  places  :  and  they  came  to  him  from  every 
quarter.6 

And  he  entered  into  a  boat,  and  crossed  over,  and  came 
into  his  own  city.7  And  when  he  entered  again  into  Caper- 
naum after  some  days,  it  was  noised  that  he  was  in  the 
house.8 

And  it  came  to  pass  on  one  of  those  days  that  he  was 
teaching  ;  and  there  were  Pharisees  and  doctors  of  the  law 
sitting  by,  which  were  come  out  of  every  village  of  Galilee 
and  Judsea  and  Jerusalem  :  and  the  power  of  the  Lord  was 
with  him  to  heal.9  And  many  were  gathered  together,  so 
that  there  was  no  longer  room  for  them,  no,  not  even  about 
the  door.10  And  behold,  men  bring  on  a  bed  a  man  that  was 
palsied  :  and  they  sought  to  bring  him  in,  and  to  lay  him 
before  him.  And  not  finding  by  what  way  they  might  bring 
him  in  because  of  the  multitude,  they  went  up  to  the  house- 
top, and11  uncovered  the  roof  where  he  was  :  and  when  they 
had  broken  it  v  up,   they12  let   him  down   through  the   tiles 

1.  Luke  5  :  12.  5.  Luke  5  :  15.  9    Luke  5  :  17. 

2.  Mark  1 :  41.  6.  Mark  1 :  45.  10.  Mark  2 :  2. 

3.  Luke  5  :  13.  7.  Matt.  9:1.  11.  Luke  5  :  18,  19. 

4.  Mark  1 :  43-45.  8.  Mark  2  :  1.  12.  Mark  2  :  5. 


The  Call  of  Matthew.  31 

with  his  couch  into  the  midst  before  Jesus.1  And  Jesus 
seeing  their  faith  saith  unto  the  sick  of  the  palsy,  Son,  thy 
sins  are  forgiven.  But  there  were  certain  of  the  scribes  sit- 
ting there,  and  reasoning  in  their  hearts,  Why  doth  this  man 
thus  speak  ?  he  blasphemeth  :  who  can  forgive  sins  but  one, 
even  God  ?  And  straightway  Jesus,  perceiving  in  his  spirit 
that  they  so  reasoned  within  themselves,  saith  unto  them. 
Why  reason  ye  these  things  in  your  hearts  ?  Whether  is 
easier,  to  say  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,  Thy  sins  are  forgiven  ; 
or  to  say,  Arise,  and  take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  ?  But  that 
ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of  man  hath  power  on  earth  to 
forgive  sins  (he  saith  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy),  I  say  unto 
thee,  Arise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  unto  thy  house.  And 
he  arose,  and  straightway  took  up  the  bed,  and  went  forth 
before  them  all2  to  his  house,  glorifying  God.  And  amaze- 
ment took  hold  on  all,  and  they  glorified  God,3  which  had 
given  such  power  unto  men  ;4  and  they  were  filled  with 
fear,  saying,  We  have  seen  strange  things  to-day.6 

§  26 — THE  CALL  OF  MATTHEW  AND  DISCOURSE  AT 
HIS  HOUSE. 

And  as  Jesus  passed  by  from  thence,6  he  went  forth  again 
by  the  sea  side ;  and  all  the  multitude  resorted  unto  him. 
and  he  taught  them.  And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw7  h 
publican  named8  Levi  the  son  of  Alphseus  sitting  at  the 
place  of  toll,  and  he  saith  unto  him,  Follow  me.9  And  he 
forsook  all,  and  rose  up  and  followed  him.  And  Levi  made 
him  a  great  feast.10  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  was  sitting 
at  meat  in  his  house,  and  many  publicans  and  sinners  sat 
down  with  Jesus  and  his  disciples  :  for  there  were  many, 
and  they  followed  him.  And  the  scribes  of  the  Pharisees, 
when  they  saw  that  he  was  eating  with  the  sinners  and  pub- 
licans, said  unto  his  disciples,  He  eateth  and  drinketh  with 
publicans  and  sinners.     And  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  saith 

1.  Luke  5  :  19.  5.  Luke  5  :  26.  8.  Luke  5 :  27. 

2.  Mark  2  :  5-12.  6.  Matt.  9  :  9.  9.  Mark  2:  14,  15. 

3.  Luke  5  :  25,  26.  7.  Mark  2  :  13,  14.  10.  Luke  5  :  28,  29. 

4.  Matt.  9 :  8. 


32  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

unto  them,  They  that  are  whole  have  no  need  of  a  physi- 
cian, but  they  that  are  sick.1  But  go  ye  and  learn  what  this 
meaneth,  I  desire  mercy,  and  not  sacrifice :  for  I  came  not 
to  call  the  righteous,  but  sinners.2 

And  John's  disciples  and  the  Pharisees  were  fasting  :  and 
they  come  and  say  unto  him,3  The  disciples  of  John  fast 
often,  and  make  supplications  ;  likewise  also  the  disciples  of 
the  Pharisees,4  but  thy  disciples  fast  not.  And  Jesus  said 
unto  them,  Can  the  sons  of  the  bride-chamber  fast,  while 
the  bridegroom  is  with  them  ?  as  long  as  they  have  the 
bridegroom  with  them,  they  cannot  fast.  But  the  days  will 
come,  when  the  bridegroom  shall  be  taken  away  from  them, 
and  then  will  they  fast  in  that  day.5  And  he  spake  also  a 
parable  unto  them ;  No  man  rendeth  a  piece  from  a  new 
garment  and  putteth  it  upon  an  old  garment;  else  he  will 
rend  the  new,  and  also  the  piece  from  the  new  will  not 
agree  with  the  old,6  and  a  worse  rent  is  made.7  And  no 
man  putteth  new  wine  into  old  wine-skins  ;  else  the  new 
wine  will  burst  the  skins,  and  itself  will  be  spilled,  and  the 
skins  will  perish.  But  new  wine  must  be  put  into  fresh 
wine-skins8  and  both  are  preserved.9  And  no  man  having 
drunk  old  wine  desireth  new :  for  he  saith,  The  old  is 
good.10 


§  27— THE  TEACHING  OF  JESUS  CONCERNING  THE 
SABBATH. 

At  that  season  Jesus  went  on  the  sabbath  day  through 
the  cornfields  ;  and  his  disciples  were  an  hungred,  and 
began  to  pluck  ears  of  corn,  and  to  eat.  But11  certain  of12  the 
Pharisees,  when  they  saw  it,  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy 
disciples  do  that  which  it  is  not  lawful  to  do  upon  the  sab- 
bath. But  he  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  not  read  what 
David  did,  when  he  was  an  hungred,  and  they  that  were 

1.  Mark  2  :  15-17.  5.  Mark  2 :  18-20.  9.  Matt.  9  :  17. 

2.  Matt.  9 :  13.  6.  Luke  5  :  36.  10.  Luke  5 :  39. 

3.  Mark  2:  18.  7.  Mark  2  :  21.  11.  Matt.  12:  1. 

4.  Luke  5  :  33.  8.  Luke  5  :  37,  38.  12.  Luke  6  :  2. 


Teaching  of  Jesus  Concerning  the  Sabbath.        33 

with  him ;  how  he  entered  into  the  house  of  God1  when 
Abiathar  was  high  priest,  and  did  eat  the  shewbread,  which 
it  is  not  lawful  to  eat  save  for  the  priests2  [alone^],  and  gave 
also  to  them  that  were  with  him?4  Or  have  ye  not  read  in 
the  law,  how  that  on  the  sabbath  day  the  priests  in  the 
temple  profane  the  sabbath,  and  are  guiltless?  But  I  say 
unto  you,  that  one  greater  than  the  temple  is  here.  But  if 
ye  had  known  what  this  meaneth,  I  desire  mercy,  and  not 
sacrifice,  ye  would  not  have  condemned  the  guiltless.5  And 
he  said  unto  them,  The  sabbath  was  made  for  man,  and  not 
man  for  the  sabbath  :  so  that  the  Son  of  man  is  lord  even 
of  the  sabbath.6 

And  he  departed  thence,  and7  it  came  to  pass  on  another 
sabbath,  that  he  entered  into  the  synagogue  and  taught  : 
and  there  was  a  man  there,  and  his  right  hand  was  withered. 
And  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  watched  him,  whether  he 
would  heal  on  the  sabbath ;  that  they  might  find  how  to 
accuse  him.  But  he  knew  their  thoughts  ;  and  he  said  to 
the  man  that  had  his  hand  withered,  Rise  up,  and  stand 
forth  in  the  midst.  And  he  arose  and  stood  forth.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  them,  I  ask  you,  Is  it  lawful  on  the  sabbath 
to  do  good,  or  to  do  harm  ?  to  save  a  life,  or  to  destroy 
it?8  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  man  shall  there  be  of 
you,  that  shall  have  one  sheep,  and  if  this  fall  into  a  pit  on 
the  sabbath  day,  will  he  not  lay  hold  on  it,  and  lift  it  out  ? 
How  much  then  is  a  man  of  more  value  than  a  sheep  ! 
Wherefore  it  is  lawful  to  do  good  on  the  sabbath  day.9  But 
they  held  their  peace.  And  when  he  had  looked  round 
about  on  them  with  anger,  being  grieved  at  the  hardening 
of  their  heart,  he  saith  unto  the  man,  Stretch  forth  thy 
hand.  And  he  stretched  it  forth  :  and  his  hand  was  re- 
stored.10 But  they  were  filled  with  madness  ;  and  com- 
muned one  with  another  what  they  might  do  to  Jesus.11  And 
the  Pharisees  went  out,  and  straightway  with  the  Herodians 
took  counsel  against  him,  how  they  might  destroy  him.12 

1.  Matt.  12 :  2-4.  5.  Matt.  12 :  5-7.  9.  Matt.  12  :  11,  12. 

2.  Mark  2  :  26.  6.  Mark  2  :  27,  28.  10.  Mark  3  :  5. 

3.  Luke  6:4.  7.  Matt.  12  :  9.  11.  Luke  6  :  2. 

4.  Mark  2  :  26.  8.  Luke  6 :  6-9.  12.  Mark  3  :  6. 


34  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

§28 — JESUS   HEALS   A   SICK   MAN   AT   THE   POOL 
OF   BETHESDA. 

After  these  things  there  was  a  feast  of  the  Jews  ;  and 
Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusalem. 

Now  there  is  in  Jerusalem  by  the  sheep  gate  a  pool,  which 
is  called  in  Hebrew  Bethesda,  having  five  porches.  In  these 
lay  a  multitude  of  them  that  were  sick,  blind,  halt, 
withered.  And  a  certain  man  was  there,  which  had  been 
thirty  and  eight  years  in  his  infirmity.  When  Jesus  saw 
him  lying,  and  knew  that  he  had  been  now  a  long  time 
in  that  case,  he  saith  unto  him,  Wouldest  thou  be  made 
whole  ?  The  sick  man  answered  him,  Sir,  I  have  no  man, 
when  the  water  is  troubled,  to  put  me  into  the  pool  :  but 
while  I  am  coming,  another  steppeth  down  before  me. 
Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Arise,  take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk. 
And  straightway  the  man  was  made  whole,  and  took  up  his 
bed  and  walked. 

Now  it  was  the  sabbath  on  that  day.  So  the  Jews  said 
unto  him  that  was  cured,  It  is  the  sabbath,  and  it  is  not 
lawful  for  thee  to  take  up  thy  bed.  But  he  answered  them, 
He  that  made  me  whole,  the  same  said  unto  me,  Take  up  thy 
bed,  and  walk.  They  asked  him,  Who  is  the  man  that  said 
unto  thee,  Take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  ?  But  he  that  was 
healed  wist  not  who  it  was  :  for  Jesus  had  conveyed  himself 
away,  a  multitude  being  in  the  place.  Afterward  Jesus 
findeth  him  in  the  temple,  and  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thou 
art  made  whole  :  sin  no  more,  lest  a  worse  thing  befall  thee. 
The  man  went  away,  and  told  the  Jews  that  it  was  Jesus 
which  had  made  him  whole.  And  for  this  cause  did  the 
Jews  persecute  Jesus,  because  he  did  these  things  on  the 
sabbath.  But  Jesus  answered  them,  My  Father  worketh 
even  until  now,  and  I  work.  For  this  cause  therefore  the 
Jews  sought  the  more  to  kill  him,  because  he  not  only  brake 
the  sabbath,  but  also  called  God  his  own  Father,  making 
himself  equal  with  God.1 

1.  John  5  :  1-18. 


Jesus  Reproves  the  Persecuting  Jews.  3"> 


§29 — JESUS   KEPROVES   THE   PERSECUTING   JEWS. 

Jesus  therefore  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  The  Son  can  do  nothing  of 
himself,  but  what  he  seeth  the  Father  doing  :  for  what 
things  soever  he  doeth,  these  the  Son  also  doeth  in  like 
manner.  For  the  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and  sheweth  him 
all  things  that  himself  doeth  :  and  greater  works  than  these 
will  he  shew  him,  that  ye  may  marvel.  For  as  the  Father 
raiseth  the  dead  and  quickeneth  them,  even  so  the  Son  also 
quickeneth  whom  he  will.  For  neither  doth  the  Father 
judge  any  man,  but  he  hath  given  all  judgement  unto  the 
Son  ;  that  all  may  honour  the  Son,  even  as  they  honour  the 
Father.  He  that  honoureth  not  the  Son  honoureth  not  the 
Father  which  sent  him.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He 
that  heareth  my  word,  and  believeth  him  that  sent  me,  hath 
eternal  life,  and  cometh  not  into  judgement,  but  hath  passed 
out  of  death  into  life.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  The 
hour  cometh,  and  now  is,  when  the  dead  shall  hear  the  voice 
of  the  Son  of  God  ;  and  they  that  hear  shall  live.  For  as 
the  Father  hath  life  in  himself,  even  so  gave  he  to  the  Son 
also  to  have  life  in  himself  :  and  he  gave  him  authority  to 
execute  judgement,  because  he  is  the  Son  of  man.  Marvel 
not  at  this  :  for  the  hour  cometh,  in  which  all  that  are  in 
the  tombs  shall  hear  his  voice,  and  shall  come  forth  ;  they 
that  have  done  good,  unto  the  resurrection  of  life  ;  and  they 
that  have  done  ill,  unto  the  resurrection  of  judgement. 

I  can  of  myself  do  nothing  :  as  I  hear,  I  judge  :  and  my 
judgement  is  righteous  ;  because  I  seek  not  mine  own  will, 
but  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me.  If  I  bear  witness  of 
myself,  my  witness  is  not  true.  It  is  another  that  beareth 
witness  of  me  ;  and  I  know  that  the  witness  which  he 
witnesseth  of  me  is  true.  Ye  have  sent  unto  John,  and  he 
hath  borne  witness  unto  the  truth.  But  the  witness  which 
I  receive  is  not  from  man  :  howbeit  I  say  these  things,  that 
ye  may  be  saved.  He  was  the  lamp  that  burnetii  and 
shineth  :  and  ye  were  willing  to  rejoice  for  a  season  in  his1 

1.  John  5  :  19-35. 


3G  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

light.  But  the  witness  which  I  have  is  greater  than  that  of 
John  :  for  the  works  which  the  Father  hath  given  me  to 
accomplish,  the  very  works  that  I  do,  bear  witness  of  me, 
that  the  Father  hath  sent  me.  And  the  Father  which  sent 
me,  he  hath  borne  witness  of  me.  Ye  have  neither  heard 
his  voice  at  any  time,  nor  seen  his  form.  And  ye  have 
not  his  word  abiding  in  you  :  for  whom  he  sent,  him  ye 
believe  not.  Ye  search  the  scriptures,  because  ye  think 
that  in  them  ye  have  eternal  life  ;  and  these  are  they 
which  bear  witness  of  me  ;  and  ye  will  not  come  to  me, 
that  ye  may  have  life.  I  receive  not  glory  from  men. 
But  I  know  you,  that  ye  have  not  the  love  of  God  in  your- 
selves. I  am  come  in  my  Father's  name,  and  ye  receive 
me  not :  if  another  shall  come  in  his  own  name,  him  ye 
will  receive.  How  can  ye  believe,  which  receive  glory  one 
of  another,  and  the  glory  that  cometh  from  the  only  God 
ye  seek  not?  Think  not  that  I  will  accuse  you  to  the 
Father :  there  is  one  that  accuseth  you,  even  Moses,  on 
whom  ye  have  set  your  hope.  For  if  ye  believed  Moses,  ye 
would  believe  me  ;  for  he  wrote  of  me.  But  if  ye  believe 
not  his  writings,  how  shall  ye  believe  my  words  ?x 

§30 — JESUS   WORKS   MANY   MIRACLES   BY 

THE    SEA   SIDE. 

And  Jesus  with  his  disciples  withdrew  to  the  sea  :  and  a 
great  multitude  from  Galilee  followed  :  and  from  Judaea,  and 
from  Jerusalem,  and  from  Idumsea,  and  beyond  Jordan,  and 
about  Tyre  and  Sidon,  a  great  multitude,  hearing  what  great 
things  he  did,  came  unto  him.  And  he  spake  to  his  disciples, 
that  a  little  boat  should  wait  on  him  because  of  the  crowd, 
lest  they  should  throng  him  :  for  he  had  healed  many  ;  inso- 
much that  as  many  as  had  plagues  pressed  upon  him  that 
they  might  touch  him.  And  the  unclean  spirits,  whensoever 
they  beheld  him,  fell  down  before  him,  and  cried,  saying, 
Thou  art  the  Son  of  God.  And  he  charged  them  much 
that  they  should  not  make  him  known,2  that  it  might  be 
fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  Isaiah  the  prophet,  saying, 

1.  John  5 :  36-47.  2.  Mark  3 :  7-12. 


The  Call  of  the  Twelve  Apostles.  37 

Behold,  my  servant  whom  I  have  chosen  ; 

My  beloved  in  whom  my  soul  is  well  pleased  : 

I  will  put  my  Spirit  upon  him, 

And  he  shall  declare  judgement  to  the  Gentiles. 

He  shall  not  strive,  nor  cry  aloud  ; 

Neither  shall  any  one  hear  his  voice  in  the  streets. 

A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break, 

And  smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench, 

Till  he  send  forth  judgement  unto  victory. 

And  in  his  name  shall  the  Gentiles  hope.1        • 

§31 — THE   CALL   OF   THE   TWELVE   APOSTLES. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  these  days,  that  he  went  out  into 
the  mountain  to  pray ;  and  he  continued  all  night  in  prayer 
to  God.  And  when  it  was  day,  he  called"  unto  him  whom  he 
himself  would  :  and  they  went  unto  him.  And  he  appointed 
twelve,3  whom  also  he  named  apostles,4  that  they  might 
be  with  him,  and  that  he  might  send  them  forth  to  preach, 
and  to  have  authority"  over  unclean  spirits,  to  cast  them 
out,  and  to  heal  all  manner  of  disease  and  all  manner  of 
sickness,6  [and]  to  cast  out  devils  :  and  Simon  he  sur- 
named  Peter  ;  and  James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John 
the  brother  of  James  ;  and  them  he  surnamed  Boanerges, 
which  is,  Sons  of  thunder  :  and  Andrew,  and  Philip,  and 
Bartholomew,  and  Matthew,  and  Thomas,  and  James  the 
son  of  Alphaeus,  and  Thaddseus,  and  Simon  the  Canansean,7 
which  was  called  the  Zealot,  and  Judas  the  son  of  James, 
and  Judas  Iscariot,  which  was  the  traitor,8  which  also  be- 
trayed him.9  And  he  came  down  with  them,  and  stood  on 
a  level  place,  and  a  great  multitude  of  his  disciples,  and 
a  great  number  of  the  people  from  all  Judrea  and  Jeru- 
salem, and  the  sea  coast  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which  came  to 
hear  him,  and  to  be  healed  of  their  diseases  ;  and  they  that 
were  troubled  with  unclean  spirits  were  healed.  And  all 
the  multitude  sought  to  touch  him  :  for  power  came  forth 
from  him,  and  healed  them  all.10 

1.  Matt.  12  :  17-21.  5.  Mark  3  :  14.  8.  Luke  6  :  15,  16. 

2.  Luke  6 :  12,  13.  6.  Matt.  10 :  1.  9.  Mark  3  :  19. 

3.  Mark  3  :  13.  7.  Mark  3  :  15-18.  10.  Luke  6 :  17-19. 

4.  Luke  6  :  13. 


38  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

§32 — THE  SERMON  ON  THE  MOUNT.* 
Matthew's  Version — Chapters  5,  6,  7. 

And  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went  up  into  the  mountain : 
and  when  he  had  sat  down,  his  disciples  came  unto  him  :  and 
he  opened  his  mouth  and  taught  them,  saying, 

Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit :  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom 
of  heaven. 

Blessed  are  they  that  mourn  :  for  they  shall  be  comforted. 

Blessed  are  the  meek  :  for  they  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

Blessed  are  they  that  hunger  and  thirst  after  righteous- 
ness :  for  they  shall  be  filled. 

Blessed  are  the  merciful :  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy. 

Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart :  for  they  shall  see  God. 

Blessed  are  the  peacemakers  :  for  they  shall  be  called  sons 
of  God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  have  been  persecuted  for  righteous- 
ness' sake  :  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  Blessed 
are  ye  when  men  shall  reproach  you,  and  persecute  you,  and 
say  all  manner  of  evil  against  you  falsely,  for  my  sake. 
Rejoice,  and  be  exceeding  glad  :  for  great  is  your  reward  in 
heaven  :  for  so  persecuted  they  the  prophets  which  were 
before  you. 

Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth  :  but  if  the  salt  have  lost  its 
savour,  wherewith  shall  it  be  salted  ?  it  is  thenceforth  good 
for  nothing,  but  to  be  cast  out  and  trodden  under  foot  of 
men.  Ye  are  the  light  of  the  world.  A  city  set  on  a  hill 
cannot  be  hid.  Neither  do  men  light  a  lamp,  and  put  it 
under  the  bushel,  but  on  the  stand  ;  and  it  shineth  unto  all1 

*  The  Sermon  on  the  Mount.—  This  is  probably  the  same  discourse,  at  least 
in  the  main,  as  that  recorded  in  the  sixth  chapter,  and  in  part  of  the  seventh, 
of  St.  Luke's  Gospel  ;  although  doubtless  our  Lord  repeated  the  substance  of 
his  discourse  at  different  times.  The  apparent  discrepancies  as  to  place  where 
the  sermon  was  spoken  are  not  incapable  of  satisfactory  explanation.  It 
would  be  easy  to  interweave  the  account  of  St.  Matthew  and  St.  Luke  into  a 
harmonious  whole  ;  but  this  would  in  lartre  measure  mar  the  familiar  beauty 
of  both.  It  is  thought  best,  therefore,  as  there  is  no  chronological  or  doc- 
trinal point  involved,  to  give  them  separately. 
1.  Matt.  5  :  1-15. 


The  Sermon  on  the  Mount — Matthew's  Version.    39 

that  are  in  the  house.  Even  so  let  your  light  shine  before 
men,  that  they  may  see  your  good  works,  and  glorify  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

Think  not  that  I  came  to  destroy  the  law  or  the  prophets  : 
I  came  not  to  destroy,  but  to  fulfil.  For  verily  I  say  unto 
you,  Till  heaven  and  earth  pass  away,  one  jot  or  one  tittle 
shall  in  no  wise  pass  away  from  the  law,  till  all  things  be 
accomplished.  Whosoever  therefore  shall  break  one  of  these 
least  commandments,  and  shall  teach  men  so,  shall  be  called 
least  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  :  but  whosoever  shall  do  and 
teach  them,  he  shall  be  called  great  in  the  kingdom  of 
heaven.  For  I  say  unto  you,  that  except  your  righteousness 
shall  exceed  the  righteousness  of  the  scribes  and  Pharisees,  ye 
shall  in  no  wise  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  to  them  of  old  time,  Thou 
shalt  not  kill  ;  and  whosoever  shall  kill  shall  be  in  danger  of 
the  judgement  :  but  I  say  unto  you,  that  every  one  who  is 
angry  with  his  brother  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgement ; 
and  whosoever  shall  say  to  his  brother,  Raca,  shall  be  in 
danger  of  the  council  ;  and  whosoever  shall  say,  Thou  fool, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  hell  of  fire.  If  therefore  thou  art 
offering  thy  gift  at  the  altar,  and  there  rememberest  that  thy 
brother  hath  aught  against  thee,1  leave  there  thy  gift  before 
the  altar,  and  go  thy  way,  first  be  reconciled  to  thy  brother, 
and  then  come  and  offer  thy  gift.  Agree  with  thine  adver- 
sary quickly,  whiles  thou  art  with  him  in  the  way  ;  lest 
haply  the  adversary  deliver  thee  to  the  judge,  and  the  judge 
deliver  thee  to  the  officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into  prison. 
Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  Thou  shalt  by  no  means  come  out 
thence,  till  thou  have  paid  the  last  farthing. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said,  Thou  shalt  not  commit 
adultery  :  but  I  say  unto  you,  that  every  one  that  looketh 
on  a  woman  to  lust  after  her  hath  committed  adultery  with 
her  already  in  his  heart.  And  if  thy  right  eye  causeth  thee  to 
stumble,  pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee  :  for  it  is  profit- 
able for  thee  that  one  of  thy  members  should  perish,  and 
not  thy  whole  body  be  cast  into  hell.     And  if  thy  right1 

1.  Matt.  5  :  16-30. 


40  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

hand  causeth  thee  to  stumble,  cut  it  off,  and  cast  it  from 
thee  :  for  it  is  profitable  for  thee  that  one  of  thy  members 
should .  perish,  and  not  thy  whole  body  go  into  hell.  It 
was  said  also,  Whosoever  shall  put  away  his  wife,  let  him 
give  her  a  writing  of  divorcement  :  but  I  say  unto  you, 
that  every  one  that  putteth  away  his  wife,  saving  for  the 
cause  of  fornication,  maketh  her  an  adulteress  :  and  who- 
soever shall  marry  her  when  she  is  put  away  committeth 
adultery. 

Again,  ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  to  them  of  old  time, 
Thou  shalt  not  forswear  thyself,  but  shalt  perform  unto  the 
Lord  thine  oaths  :  but  I  say  unto  you,  Swear  not  at  all  ; 
neither  by  the  heaven,  for  it  is  the  throne  of  God  ;  nor  by 
the  earth,  for  it  is  the  footstool  of  his  feet  ;  nor  by  Jeru- 
salem, for  it  is  the  city  of  the  great  King.  Neither  shalt 
thou  swear  by  thy  head,  for  thou  canst  not  make  one 
hair  white  or  black.  But  let  your  speech  be,  Yea,  yea  ; 
Nay,  nay  :  and  whatsoever  is  more  than  these  is  of  the  evil 
one. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said,  An  eye  for  an  eye,  and  a 
tooth  for  a  tooth  :  but  I  say  unto  you,  Resist  not  him  that 
is  evil :  but  whosoever  smiteth  thee  on  thy  right  cheek, 
turn  to  him  the  other  also.  And  if  any  man  would  go  to 
law  with  thee,  and  take  away  thy  coat,  let  him  have  thy 
cloke  also.  And  whosoever  shall  compel  thee  to  go  one 
mile,  go  with  him  twain.  Give  to  him  that  asketh  thee,  and 
from  him  that  would  borrow  of  thee  turn  not  thou  away. 

Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said,  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour,  and  hate  thine  enemy  :  but  I  say  unto  you, 
Love  your  enemies,  pray  for  them  that  persecute  you,  that 
ye  may  be  sons  of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  :  for  he 
maketh  his  sun  to  rise  on  the  evil  and  the  good,  and  sendeth 
rain  on  the  just  and  the  unjust.  For  if  ye  love  them  that 
love  you,  what  reward  have  ye  ?  do  not  even  the  publicans 
the  same  f  And  if  ye  salute  your  brethren  only,  what  do 
ye  more  than  others  ?  do  not  even  the  Gentiles  the  same  V 


1.  Matt.  5  :  31-47. 


The  Sermon  on  the  Mount — Matthew's  Version.    41 

Ye  therefore  shall  be  perfect,  as  your  heavenly  Father  is 
perfect. 

Take  heed  that  ye  do  not  your  righteousness  before  men, 
to  be  seen  of  them  :  else  ye  have  no  reward  with  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

When  therefore  thou  doest  alms,  sound  not  a  trumpet 
before  thee,  as  the  hypocrites  do  in  the  synagogues  and  in 
the  streets,  that  they  may  have  glory  of  men.  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  They  have  received  their  reward.  But  when  thou 
doest  alms,  let  not  thy  left  hand  know  what  thy  right  hand 
doeth  :  that  thine  alms  may  be  in  secret ;  and  thy  Father 
which  seeth  in  secret  shall  recompense  thee. 

And  when  ye  pray,  ye  shall  not  be  as  the  hypocrites  :  for 
they  love  to  stand  and  pray  in  the  synagogues  and  in  the 
corners  of  the  streets,  that  they  may  be  seen  of  men. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  They  have  received  their  reward. 
But  thou,  when  thou  prayest,  enter  into  thine  inner  chamber, 
and  having  shut  thy  door,  pray  to  thy  Father  which  is  in 
secret,  and  thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret  shall  recom- 
pense thee.  And  in  praying  use  not  vain  repetitions,  as 
the  Gentiles  do  :  for  they  think  that  they  shall  be  heard  for 
their  much  speaking.  Be  not  therefore  like  unto  them  : 
for  your  Father,  knoweth  what  things  ye  have  need  of, 
before  ye  ask  him.  After  this  manner  therefore  pray  ye  : 
Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done,  as  in  heaven,  so  on 
earth.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us 
our  debts,  as  we  also  have  forgiven  our  debtors.  And 
bring  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  the  evil 
one.  For  if  ye  forgive  men  their  trespasses,  your  heavenly 
Father  will  also  forgive  you.  But  if  ye  forgive  not  men 
their  trespasses,  neither  will  your  Father  forgive  your," 
trespasses. 

Moreover  when  ye  fast,  be  not,  as  the  hypocrites,  of  a 
sad  countenance  :  for  they  disfigure  their  faces,  that  they 
may  be  seen  of  men  to  fast.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  They 
have  received  their  reward.     But  thou,  when  thou  fastest,1 

1.  Matt.  5  :  48  to  Matt.  6  :  1-17. 
4 


42  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

anoint  thy  head,  and  wash  thy  face ;  that  thou  be  not  seen 
of  men  to  fast,  but  of  thy  Father  which  is  in  secret :  and 
thy  Father,  which  seeth  in  secret,  shall  recompense  thee. 

Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures  upon  the  earth,  where 
moth  and  rust  cloth  consume,  and  where  thieves  break 
through  and  steal  :  but  lay  up  for  yourselves  treasures  in 
heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor  rust  doth  consume,  and 
where  thieves  do  not  break  through  nor  steal  :  for  where  thy 
treasure  is,  there  will  thy  heart  be  also.  The  lamp  of  the 
body  is  the  eye  :  if  therefore  thine  eye  be  single,  thy  whole 
body  shall  be  full  of  light.  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy 
whole  body  shall  be  full  of  darkness.  If  therefore  the  light 
that  is  in  thee  be  darkness,  how  great  is  the  darkness  !  No 
man  can  serve  two  masters  :  for  either  he  will  hate  the  one, 
and  love  the  other  ;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  one,,  and  despise 
the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God  and  mammon.  Therefore 
I  say  unto  you,  Be  not  anxious  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall 
eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink  :  nor  yet  for  your  body,  what  ye 
shall  put  on.  Is  not  the  life  more  than  the  food,  and  the  body 
than  the  raiment  ?  Behold  the  birds  of  the  heaven,  that 
they  sow  not,  neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather  into  barns  ; 
and  your  heavenly  Father  feedeth  them.  Are  ye  not  of 
much  more  value  than  they  ?  And  which  of  you  by  being 
anxious  can  add  one  cubit  unto  his  stature  ?  And  why  are 
ye  anxious  concerning  raiment  ?  Consider  the  lilies  of  the 
field,  how  they  grow  ;  they  toil  not,  neither  do  they  spin  : 
yet  I  say  unto  you,  that  even  Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  not 
arrayed  like  one  of  these.  But  if  God  doth  so  clothe  the  grass 
of  the  field,  which  to-day  is,  and  to-morrow  is  cast  into  the 
oven,  shall  he  not  much  more  clothe  you,  O  ye  of  little  faith  1 
Be  not  therefore  anxious,  Baying,  What  shall  we  eat  ?  or, 
What  shall  we  drink  ?  or,  Wherewithal  shall  we  be  clothed? 
For  after  all  these  things  do  the  Gentiles  seek ;  for  your 
heavenly  Father  knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  these  things. 
But  seek  ye  first  his  kingdom,  and  his  righteousness  ;  and 
all  these  things  shall  be  added  unto  you.     Be  not  therefore1 

1.  Matt.  6  :  18-34. 


The  Sermon  on  the  Mount — Matthew7 s  Version.    43 

anxious  for  the  morrow  :  for  the  morrow  will  be  anxious  for 
itself.     Sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

Judge  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged.  For  with  what  judgement 
ye  judge,  ye  shall  be  judged  :  and  with  what  measure  ye 
mete,  it  shall  be  measured  unto  you.  And  why  beholdest 
thou  the  mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's*  eye,  but  considerest 
not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ?  Or  how  wilt  thou 
say  to  thy  brother,  Let  me  cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thine 
eye  ;  and  lo,  the  beam  is  in  thine  own  eye  ?  Thou  hypocrite, 
cast  out  first  the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye ;  and  then  shalt 
thou  see  clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy  brother's 
eye. 

Give  not  that  which  is  holy  unto  the  dogs,  neither  cast 
your  pearls  before  the  swine,  lest  haply  they  trample  them 
under  their  feet,  and  turn  and  rend  you. 

Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you  ;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find  ; 
knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you  :  for  every  one  that 
asketh  receiveth  ;  and  he  that  seeketh  findeth  ;  and  to  him 
that  knocketh  it  shall  be  opened.  Or  what  man  is  there  of 
you,  who,  if  his  son  shall  ask  him  for  a  loaf  will  give  him  a 
stone  ;  or  if  he  shall  ask  for  a  fish,  will  give  him  a  serpent  1 
If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your 
children,  how  much  more  shall  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven 
give  good  things  to  them  that  ask  him  ?  All  things  there- 
fore whatsoever  ye  would  that  men  should  do  unto  you,  even 
so  do  ye  also  unto  them  :  for  this  is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

Enter  ye  in  by  the  narrow  gate  :  for  wide  is  the  gate,  and 
broad  is  the  way,  that  leadeth  to  destruction,  and  many  be 
they  that  enter  in  thereby.  For  narrow  is  the  gate,  and 
straitened  the  way,  that  leadeth  unto  life,  and  few  be  they 
that  find  it. 

Beware  of  false  prophets,  which  come  to  you  in  sheep's 
clothing,  but  inwardly  are  ravening  wolves.  By  their  fruits 
ye  shall  know  them.  Do  men  gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or 
figs  of  thistles  ?  Even  so  every  good  tree  bringeth  forth 
good  fruit;  but  the  corrupt  tree  bringeth  forth  evil  fruit. 
A  good   tree  cannot    bring   forth  evil   fruit,  neither  can  a1 

|    1.  Matt.  6  :  34  to  7  :  1-13. 


44  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

corrupt  tree  bring  forth  good  fruit.  Every  tree  that 
bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast 
into  the  lire.  Therefore  by  their  fruits  ye  shall  know 
them.  Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me,  Lord,  Lord, 
shall  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven  ;  but  he  that  doeth 
the  will  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  Many  will  say 
to  me  in  that  day,  Lord,  Lord,  did  we  not  prophesy  by  thy 
name,  and  by  thy  name  cast  out  devils,  and  by  thy  name 
do  many  mighty  works  ?  And  then  will  I  profess  unto  them, 
I  never  knew  you  :  depart  from  me,  ye  that  work  iniquity. 
Every  one  therefore  which  heareth  these  words  of  mine, 
and  doeth  them,  shall  be  likened  unto  a  wise  man,  which 
built  his  house  upon  the  rock  :  and  the  rain  descended,  and 
the  floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat  upon  that 
house  ;  and  it  fell  not  :  for  it  was  founded  upon  the  rock. 
And  every  one  that  heareth  these  words  ®f  mine,  and  doeth 
them  not,  shall  be  likened  unto  a  foolish  man,  which  built 
his  house  upon  the  sand  :  and  the  rain  descended,  and  the 
floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  smote  upon  that  house; 
and  it  fell  :  and  great  was  the  fall  thereof. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  ended  these  words,  the 
multitudes  were  astonished  at  his  teaching  :  for  he  taught 
them  as  one  having  authority,  and  not  as  their  scribes.1 

§33 — THE   SERMON   ON   THE   MOUNT. 

Luke's  Version— Luke  6  :  20-36  ;  12  :  22-34  ;  6  :  37-49. 

And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  on  his  disciples,  and  said,  Blessed 
are  ye  poor  :  for  yours  is  the  kingdom  of  God.  Blessed  are 
ye  that  hunger  now  :  for  ye  shall  be  filled.  Blessed  are  ye 
that  weep  now  :  for  ye  shall  laugh.  Blessed  are  ye,  when 
men  shall  hate  you,  and  when  they  shall  separate  you  from 
their  company,  and  reproach  you,  and  cast  out  your  name 
as  evil,  for  the  Son  of  man's  sake.  Rejoice  in  that  day, 
and  leap  for  joy  :  for  behold,  your  reward  is  great  in  heaven  : 
for  in  the  same  manner  did  their  fathers  unto  the  prophets. 
But  woe  unto  you  that  are  rich  !  for  ye  have  received  your: 


1.  Matt.  7  :  19-29.  2.  Luke  6  :  20-24. 


The  Sermon  on  the  Mount — Luke's  Version.       45 

consolation.  Woe  unto  you,  ye  that  are  full  now  !  for  ye 
shall  hunger.  Woe  unto  you,  ye  that  laugh  now  !  for  ye 
shall  mourn  and  weep.  Woe  unto  you,  when  all  men  shall 
speak  well  of  you  !  for  in  the  same  manner  did  their  fathers 
to  the  false  prophets. 

But  I  say  unto  you  which  hear,  Love  your  enemies,  do 
good  to  them  that  hate  you,  bless  them  that  curse  you,  pray 
for  them  that  despitefully  use  you.  To  him  that  smiteth 
thee  on  the  one  cheek  offer  also  the  other  ;  and  from  him 
that  taketh  away  thy  cloke  withhold  not  thy  coat  also.  Give 
to  every  one  that  asketh  thee  ;  and  of  him  that  taketh  away 
thy  goods  ask  them  not  again.  And  as  ye  would  that  men 
should  do  to  you,  do  ye  also  to  them  likewise.  And  if 
ye  love  them  that  love  you,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  for 
even  sinners  love  those  that  love  them.  And  if  ye  do  good 
to  them  that  do  good  to  you,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  for  even 
sinners  do  the  same.  And  if  ye  lend  to  them  of  whom  ye 
hope  to  receive,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  even  sinners  lend  to 
sinners,  to  receive  again  as  much.  But  love  your  enemies, 
and  do  them  good,  and  lend,  never  despairing  ;  and  your  re- 
ward shall  be  great,  and  ye  shall  be  sons  of  the  Most  High  : 
for  he  is  kind  toward  the  unthankful  and  evil.  Be  ye  mer- 
ciful, even  as  your  Father  is  merciful.1 

And  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  Therefore  I  say  unto  you, 
Be  not  anxious  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat  ;  nor  yet  for 
your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on.  For  the  life  is  more  than 
the  food,  and  the  body  than  the  raiment.  Consider  the 
ravens,  that  they  sow  not,  neither  reap ;  which  have  no  store- 
chamber  nor  barn  ;  and  God  feedeth  them  :  of  how  much 
more  value  are  ye  than  the  birds  !  And  which  of  you  by 
being  anxious  can  add  a  cubit  unto  his  stature  ?  If  then  ye 
are  not  able  to  do  even  that  which  is  least,  why  are  ye 
anxious  concerning  the  rest  ?  Consider  the  lilies,  how  they 
grow  :  they  toil  not,  neither  do  they  spin  ;  yet  I  say  unto 
you,  Even  Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one 
of  these.  But  if  God  doth  so  clothe  the  grass  in  the  field, 
which  to-day  is,  and  to-morrow  is  cast  into  the  oven  ;  how2 

1.  Luke  6  :  25-36.  2.  Luke  12  :  22-28. 


46  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

much  more  shall  he  clothe  you,  O  ye  of  little  faith?  And 
seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall  eat,  and  what  ye  shall  drink, 
neither  be  ye  of  doubtful  mind.  For  all  these  things  do  the 
nations  of  the  world  seek  after  :  but  your  Father  knoweth 
that  ye  have  need  of  these  things.  Howbeit  seek  ye  his 
kingdom,  and  these  things  shall  be  added  unto  you.  Fear 
not,  little  flock  ;  for  it  is  your  Father's  good  pleasure  to  give 
you  the  kingdom.  Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give  alms  ;  make 
for  yourselves  purses  which  wax  not  old,  a  treasure  in  the 
heavens  that  faileth  not,  where  no  thief  draweth  near,  neither 
moth  destroyeth.  For  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will 
your  heart  be  also.1 

And  judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  judged  :  and  condemn 
not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  condemned  :  release,  and  ye  shall 
be  released  :  give,  and  it  shall  be  given  unto  you  ;  good 
measure,  pressed  down,  shaken  together,  running  over,  shall 
they  give  into  your  bosom.  For  with  what  measure  ye  mete 
it  shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 

And  he  spake  also  a  parable  unto  them,  Can  the  blind 
guide  the  blind  ?  shall  they  not  both  fall  into  a  pit  ?  The 
disciple  is  not  above  his  master  :  but  every  one  when  he  is 
perfected  shall  be  as  his  master.  And  why  beholdest  thou 
the  mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  but  considerest  not  the 
beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ?  Or  how  canst  thou  say  to  thy 
brother,  Brother,  let  me  cast  out  the  mote  that  is  in  thine 
eye,  when  thou  thyself  beholdest  not  the  beam  that  is  in 
thine  own  eye  ?  Thou  hypocrite,  cast  out  first  the  beam  out 
of  thine  own  eye,  and  then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  cast  out 
the  mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye.  For  there  is  no  good  tree 
that  bringeth  forth  corrupt  fruit  ;  nor  again  a  corrupt  tree 
that  bringeth  forth  good  fruit.  For  each  tree  is  known  by 
its  own  fruit.  For  of  thorns  men  do  not  gather  figs,  nor  of 
a  bramble  bush  gather  they  grapes.  The  good  man  out  of 
the  good  treasure  of  his  heart  bringeth  forth  that  which  is 
good  ;  and  the  evil  man  out  of  the  evil  treasure  bringeth 
forth  that  which  is  evil  :  for  out  of  the  abundance  of  the 
heart  his  mouth  speaketh.2 

1.  Luke  12  :  29-34.  2.  Luke  6  :  37-45. 


Jesus  Heals  the  Centurion's  Servant.  47 

And  why  call  ye  me,  Lord,  Lord,  and  do  not  the  things 
which  I  say  ?  Every  one  that  cometh  unto  me,  and  heareth 
my  words,  and  doeth  them,  I  will  shew  you  to  whom  he  is 
like  :  he  is  like  a  man  building  a  house,  who  digged  and 
went  deep,  and  laid  a  foundation  upon  the  rock :  and  when 
a  flood  arose,  the  stream  brake  against  that  house,  and  could 
not  shake  it :  because  it  had  been  well  builded.  But  he  that 
heareth,  and  doeth  not,  is  like  a  man  that  built  a  house  upon 
the  earth  without  a  foundation  ;  against  which  the  stream 
brake,  and  straightway  it  fell  in  ;  and  the  ruin  of  that  house 
was  great.1 

§  34 — JESUS   HEALS   THE   CENTURION'S  SERVANT 
AND    RAISES   A   WIDOW'S   SON   TO   LIFE. 

After  he  had  ended  all  his  sayings  in  the  ears  of  the 
people,2  when  he  was  come  down  from  the  mountain,  great 
multitudes  followed  him.3 

[And  when  he  was  entered  into  Capernaum,  there  came 
unto  him  a  centurion,  beseeching  him,  and  saying,  Lord, 
my  servant  lieth  in  the  house  sick  of  the  palsy,  grievously 
tormented.  And  he  saith  unto  him,  I  will  come  and  heal 
him.4] 

And  a  certain  centurion's  servant,  who  was  dear  unto 
him,  was  sick  and  at  the  point  of  death.  And  when  he 
heard  concerning  Jesus,  he  sent  unto  him  elders  of  the 
Jews,  asking  him  that  he  would  come  and  save  his  servant. 
And  they,  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  besought  him  earnestly, 
saying,  He  is  wrorthy  that  thou  shouldest  do  this  for  him : 
for  he  loveth  our  nation,  and  himself  built  us  our  synagogue. 
And  Jesus  went  with  them.  And  when  he  wras  now  not  far 
from  the  house,  the  centurion  sent  friends  to  him,  saying 
unto  him,  Lord,  trouble  not  thyself:  for  I  am  not  worthy 
that  thou  shouldest  come  under  my  roof:  wherefore  neither 
thought  I  myself  worthy  to  come  unto  thee :  but  say  the 
word,  and  my  servant  shall  be  healed.    For  I  also  am  a  man 

1.  Luke  6  :  46-49.  3.  Matt.  8:1.  4.  Matt.  8  :  5-7. 

2.  Luke  7  :  1. 


48  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

set  under  authority,  having  under  myself  soldiers .  mu  I  say 
to  this  one,  Go,  and  he  goeth ;  and  to  another,  Come,  and 
he  cometh ;  and  to  my  servant,  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 
And  when  Jesus  heard  these  things,  he  marvelled  at  him, 
and  turned  and  said  unto  the  multitude  that  followed  him, 
I  say  unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so  great  faith,  no,  not  in 
Israel.1  And  I  say  unto  you,  that  many  shall  come  from  the 
east  and  the  west,  and  shall  sit  down  with  Abraham,  and 
Isaac,  and  Jacob,  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven :  but  the  sons  of 
the  kingdom  shall  be  cast  forth  into  the  outer  darkness: 
there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  the  centurion,  Go  thy  way;  as  thou  hast 
believed,  so  be  it  done  unto  thee.  And  the  servant  was 
healed  in  that  hour.2  [And  they  that  were  sent,  returning 
to  the  house,  found  the  servant  whole.3] 

And  it  came  to  pass  soon  afterwards,  that  he  went  to  a 
city  called  Nain;  and  his  disciples  went  with  him,  and  a 
great  multitude.  Now  when  he  drew  near  to  the  gate  of  the 
city,  behold,  there  was  carried  out  one  that  was  dead,  the 
only  son  of  his  mother,  and  she  was  a  widow :  and  much 
people  of  the  city  was  with  her.  And  when  the  Lord  saw 
her,  he  had  compassion  on  her,  and  said  unto  her.  Weep 
not.  And  he  came  nigh  and  touched  the  bier:  and  the 
bearers  stood  still.  And  he  said,  Young  man,  I  say  unto 
thee,  Arise.  And  he  that  was  dead  sat  up,  and  began  to 
speak.  And  he  gave  him  to  his  mother.  And  fear  took 
hold  on  all :  and  they  glorified  God,  saying,  A  great  prophet 
is  arisen  among  us :  and  God  hath  visited  his  people.  And 
this  report  went  forth  concerning  him  in  the  whole  of  Judaea, 
and  all  the  region  round  about.4 

1.  Luke  7  :  2-9.  3.  Luke  7  :  10.  4.  Luke  7  :  11-17. 

2.  Matt.  8  :  11-13. 


Testimony  of  Jesus  concerning  John  the  Baptist.     49 

§35 — THE   TESTIMONY   OF   JESUS   CONCERNING 
JOHN    THE   BAPTIST. 

And  the  disciples  of  John  told  him  of  all  these  things1  in 
the  prison.2  And  John  calling  unto  him  two  of  his  disciples 
sent  them  to  the  Lord,  saying,  Art  thou  he  that  cometh,  or 
look  we  for  another  ?  And  when  the  men  were  come  unto 
him,  they  said,  John  the  Baptist  hath  sent  us  unto  thee, 
saying,  Art  thou  he  that  cometh,  or  look  we  for  another  ? 
In  that  hour  he  cured  many  of  diseases  and  plagues  and  evil 
spirits  ;  and  on  many  that  were  blind  he  bestowed  sight. 
And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Go  your  way,  and  tell 
John  what  things  ye  have  seen  and  heard ;  the  blind  receive 
their  sight,  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed,  and  the 
deaf  hear,  the  dead  are  raised  up,  the  poor  have  good  tidings 
preached  to  them.  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever  shall  find 
none  occasion  of  stumbling  in  me. 

And  when  the  messengers  of  John  were  departed,  he  be- 
gan to  say  unto  the  multitudes  concerning  John,  What  went 
ye  out  into  the  wilderness  to  behold  ?  a  reed  shaken  with 
the  wind  ?  But  what  went  ye  out  to  see  ?  a  man  clothed 
in  soft  raiment  ?  Behold,  they  which  are  gorgeously 
apparelled,  and  live  delicately,  are  in  kings'  courts.  But 
what  went  ye  out  to  see  ?  a  prophet  ?  Yea,  I  say  unto  you, 
and  much  more  than  a  prophet.  This  is  he  of  whom  it  is 
written, 

Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy  face, 
Who  shall  prepare  thy  way  before  thee.3 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Among  them  that  are  born  of  women 
there  hath  not  arisen  a  greater  than  John  the  Baptist  :  yet  he 
that  is  but  little  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  greater  than  he. 
And  from  the  days  of  John  the  Baptist  until  now  the  kingdom 
of  heaven  suffereth  violence,  and  men  of  violence  take  it  by 
force.  For  all  the  prophets  and  the  law  prophesied  until 
John.  And  if  ye  are  willing  to  receive  it,  this  is  Elijah, 
which,  is  to  come.     He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear.4 

1.  Luke  7  :  18.  3.  Luke  7  :  19-27.  4.  Matt.  11 :  11-15. 

2.  Matt.  11  :  2. 


50  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

I  say  unto  you,  Among  them  that  are  born  of  women  there 
is  none  greater  than  John  :  yet  he  that  is  but  little  in  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  greater  than  he.  And  all  the  people  when 
they  heard,  and  the  publicans,  justified  God,  being  baptized 
with  the  baptism  of  John.  But  the  Pharisees  and  the  law- 
yers rejected  for  themselves  the  counsel  of  God,  being  not 
baptized  of  him.  Whereunto  then  shall  I  liken  the  men  of 
this  generation,  and  to  what  are  they  like  ?  They  are  like 
unto  children  that  sit  in  the  marketplace,  and  call  one  to 
another  ;  which  say,  We  piped  unto  you,  and  ye  did  not 
dance  ;  we  wailed,  and  ye  did  not  weep.  For  John  the 
Baptist  is  come  eating  no  bread  nor  drinking  wine  ;  and  ye 
say,  He  hath  a  devil.  The  Son  of  man  is  come  eating  and 
drinking ;  and  ye  say,  Behold,  a  gluttonous  man,  and  a  wine- 
bibber,  a  friend  of  publicans  and  sinners  !  And  wisdom  is 
justified  of  all  her  children.1 

§36 — A   WOMAN   ANOINTS   THE    FEET   OF   JESUS   IN 

THE   HOUSE   OF   SIMON    THE   PHARISEE. 

And  one  of  the  Pharisees  desired  him  that  he  would  eat 
with  him.  And  he  entered  into  the  Pharisee's  house,  and 
sat  down  to  meat.  And  behold,  a  woman  which  was  in  the 
city,  a  sinner  ;  and  when  she  knew  that  he  was  sitting  at 
meat  in  the  Pharisee's  house,  she  brought  an  alabaster  cruse 
of  ointment,  and  standing  behind  at  his  feet,  weeping,  she 
began  to  wet  his  feet  with  her  tears,  and  wiped  them  with 
the  hair  of  her  head,  and  kissed  his  feet,  and  anointed  them 
with  the  ointment.  Now  when  the  Pharisee  which  had 
bidden  him  saw  it,  he  spake  within  himself,  saying,  This 
man,  if  he  were  a  prophet,  would  have  perceived  who  and 
what  manner  of  woman  this  is  which  toucheth  him,  that  she 
is  a  sinner.  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  Simon,  I 
have  somewhat  to  say  unto  thee.  And  he  saith,  Master,  say 
on.  A  certain  lender  had  two  debtors  :  the  one  owed  five 
hundred  pence,  and  the  other  fifty.  When  they  had  not 
wherewith  to  pay,  he  forgave  them  both.      Which  of  them 

1.  Luke  7  :  28-35. 


Jesus  Heals  a  Demoniac.  51 

therefore  will  love  him  most  ?  Simon  answered  and  said, 
He,  I  suppose,  to  whom  he  forgave  the  most.  And  he  said 
unto  him,  Thou  hast  rightly  judged.  And  turning  to  the 
woman,  he  said  unto  Simon,  Seest  thou  this  woman  ?  I 
entered  into  thine  house,  thou  gavest  me  no  water  for  my 
feet  :  but  she  hath  wetted  my  feet  with  her  tears,  and  wiped 
them  with  her  hair.  Thou  gavest  me  no  kiss :  but  she,  since 
the  time  I  came  in,  hath  not  ceased  to  kiss  my  feet.  My 
head  with  oil  thou  didst  not  anoint :  but  she  hath  anointed 
my  feet  with  ointment.  Wherefore  I  say  unto  thee,  Her  sins, 
which  are  many,  are  forgiven  ;  for  she  loved  much  :  but  to 
whom  little  is  forgiven,  the  same  loveth  little.  And  he  said 
unto  her,  Thy  sins  are  forgiven.  And  they  that  sat  at  meat 
with  him  began  to  say  within  themselves,  Who  is  this  that 
even  forgiveth  sins  ?  And  he  said  unto  the  woman,  Thy 
faith  hath  saved  thee  ;  go  in  peace.1 

§37 — JESUS   HEALS   A  DEMONIAC   AND   REBUKES 
THE   PHARISEES. 

And  it  came  to  pass  soon  afterwards,  that  he  went  about 
through  cities  and  villages,  preaching  and  bringing  the  good 
tidings  of  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  with  him  the  twelve,  and 
certain  women  which  had  been  healed  of  evil  spirits  and 
infirmities,  Mary  that  was  called  Magdalene,  from  whom 
seven  devils  had  gone  out,  and  Joanna  the  wife  of  Chuza, 
Herod's  steward,  and  Susanna,  and  many  others,  which  min- 
istered unto  them  of  their  substance.2 

And  he  cometh  into  a  house.  And  the  multitude  cometh 
together  again,  so  that  they  could  not  so  much  as  eat  bread. 
And  when  his  friends  heard  it,  they  went  out  to  lay  hold  on 
him  :  for  they  said,  He  is  beside  himself.3 

Then  was  brought  unto  him  one  possessed  with  a  devil, 
blind  and  dumb  :  and  he  healed  him,  insomuch  that4  when 
the  devil  was  gone  out5  the  dumb  man  spake  and  saw.  And 
all  the  multitudes  were  amazed,  and  said,  Is  this  the  son  of 

1.  Luke  7  :  36-50.  3.  Mark  3  :  20,  21.  5.  Luke  11 :  14. 

2.  Luke  8  :  1-3.  4.  Matt.  12  :  22. 


52  A   Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

David  ?  But  when1  the  scribes  which  came  down  from  Jeru- 
salem2 [and]  the  Pharisees  heard  it,  they  said,  This  man  doth 
not  cast  out  devils,  but  by  Beelzebub  the  prince  of  the  devils. 
And  knowing  their  thoughts  he8  called  them  unto  him,  and 
said  unto  them  in  parables,  How  can  Satan  cast  out  Satan  ? 4 
Every  kingdom  divided  against  itself  is  brought  to  desola- 
tion ;  and  every  city  or  house  divided  against  itself  shall  not 
stand  :  and  if  Satan  casteth  out  Satan,  he  is  divided  against 
himself  ;  how  then  shall  his  kingdom  stand  ?  And  if  I  by 
Beelzebub  cast  out  devils,  by  whom  do  your  sons  cast  them 
out  ?  therefore  shall  they  be  your  judges.  But  if  I  by  the 
Spirit  of  God  cast  out  devils,  then  is  the  kingdom  of  God 
come  upon  you.6  When  the  strong  man  fully  armed  guardeth 
his  own  court,  his  goods  are  in  peace  :  but  when  a  stronger 
than  he  shall  come  upon  him,  and  overcome  him,  he  taketh 
from  him  his  whole  armour  wherein  he  trusted,  and  divideth 
his  spoils.  He  that  is  not  with  me  is  against  me  ;  and  he 
that  gathereth  not  with  me  scattereth.6  Therefore  I  say 
unto  you,  Every  sin  and  blasphemy  shall  be  forgiven  unto 
men,7  and  their  blasphemies  wherewith  soever  they  shall 
blaspheme;8  but  the  blasphemy  against  the  Spirit  shall  not 
be  forgiven.  And  whosoever  shall  speak  a  word  against  the 
Son  of  man,  it  shall  be  forgiven  him  ;  but  whosoever  shall 
speak  against  the  Holy  Spirit,  it  shall  not  be  forgiven  him, 
neither  in  this  world,  nor  in  that  which  is  to  come  ;9  but  is 
guilty  of  an  eternal  sin  :  because  they  said,  He  hath  an 
unclean  spirit.10 

Either  make  the  tree  good,  and  its  fruit  good  ;  or  make 
the  tree  corrupt,  and  its  fruit  corrupt:  for  the  tree  is  known 
by  its  fruit.  Ye  offspring  of  vipers,  how  can  ye,  being  evil, 
speak  good  things  ?  for  out  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart  the 
mouth  speaketh.  The  good  man  out  of  his  good  treasure 
bringeth  forth  good  things  :  and  the  evil  man  out  of  his  evil 
treasure  bringeth  forth  evil  things.  And  I  say  unto  you, 
that  every  idle  word  that  men  shall  speak,  they  shall  give 

1.  Matt.  12 :  22-24.  5.  Matt.  12  :  25-28.  8.  Mark  3  :  28. 

2.  Mark  3  :  22.  6.  Luke  11  :  21-23.  9.  Matt.  12  :  31,  32. 

3.  Matt.  12 :  24,  25.  7.  Matt.  12  :  31.  10.  Mark  3  :  29,  30. 

4.  Mark  3 :  23. 


Jesus  Rebukes  the  Pharisees.  53 

account  thereof  in  the  day  of  judgement.  For  by  thy  words 
thou  shalt  be  justified,  and  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  con- 
demned. 

Then  certain  of  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  answered  him, 
saying,  Master,  we  would  see  a  sign  from  thee.1 

And  when  the  multitudes  were  gathered  together  unto  him, 
he  began  to  say,  This  generation  is  an  evil2  and  adulterous* 
generation  :  it  seeketh  after  a  sign  ;  and  there  shall  no  sign 
be  given  to  it  but  the  sign  of  Jonah4  the  prophet5.  For 
even  as  Jonah  became  a  sign  unto  the  Ninevites,  so  shall  also 
the  Son  of  man  be  to  this  generation.6  For  as  Jonah  was 
three  days  and  three  nights  in  the  belly  of  the  whale  ;  so 
shall  the  Son  of  man  be  three  days  and  three  nights  in  the 
heart  of  the  earth.  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  stand  up  in  the 
judgement  with  thisgeneration,  and  shall  condemn  it :  for  they 
repented  at  the  preaching  of  Jonah ;  and  behold,  a  greater 
than  Jonah  is  here.  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up  in 
the  judgement  with  this  generation,  and  shall  condemn  it :  for 
she  came  from  the  ends  of  the  earth  to  hear  the  wisdom  of 
Solomon  ;  and  behold,  a  greater  than  Solomon  is  here.  But 
the  unclean  spirit,  when  he  is  gone  out  of  the  man,  passeth 
through  waterless  places,  seeking  rest,  and  findeth  it  not. 
Then  he  saith,  I  will  return  into  my  house  whence  I  came 
out;  and  when  he  is  come,  he  findeth  it  empty,  swept,  and 
garnished.  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  with  himself  seven 
other  spirits  more  evil  than  himself,  and  they  enter  in  and 
dwell  there  :  and  the  last  state  of  that  man  becometh  worse 
than  the  first.  Even  so  shall  it  be  also  unto  this  evil  gener- 
ation.7 

While  he  was  yet  speaking  to  the  multitudes,  behold,  his 
mother  and  his  brethren  stood  without,  seeking  to  speak  to 
him  :8  and  they  could  not  come  at  him  for  the  crowd.9  And 
a  multitude  was  sitting  about  him  ;  and  they  say  unto  him, 
Behold,  thy  mother  and  thy  brethren10  stand  without,  seeking 


1.  Matt.  12  :  33-38.  5    Matt.  12  :  39.  8.  Matt.  12  :  46 

2.  Luke  11 :  29.  6.  Luke  11 :  30.  9.  Luke  8  :  19. 

3.  Matt.  12 :  39.  7.  Matt.  12  :  40-45.  10.  Mark  3 :  32. 

4.  Luke  11 :  29. 


54  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

to  speak  to  thee.  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  him  that 
told  him,  Who  is  my  mother?  and  Who  are  my  brethren?1 
And  looking  round  on  them  who  sat  about  him,2  he  stretched 
forth  his  hand  toward  his  disciples,  and  said,  Behold,  my 
mother  and  my  brethren  !  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will 
of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven,  he  is  my  brother,  and 
sister,  and  mother.3 

§38 — PARABLES   OF   THE   SOWER,   THE   LAMP, 
THE   SEED. 

On  that  day  went  Jesus  out  of  the  house,  and  sat  by  the 
sea  side,4  and  began  to  teach  by  the  sea  side,5  and  there  were 
gathered  unto  him  great  multitudes,6  and  they  of  every  city 
resorted  unto  him,7  so  that  he  entered  into  a  boat,  and  sat 
in  the  sea  ;  and  all  the  multitude  were  by  the  sea  on  the 
land.  And  he  taught  them  many  things  in  parables,  and 
said  unto  them  in  his  teaching,  Hearken  :  Behold,  the  sower 
went  forth  to  sow  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sowed,  some 
seed  fell  by  the  way  side8  and  it  was  trodden  under  foot,9  and 
the  birds  came  and  devoured  it.  And  other  fell  on  the 
rocky  ground,  where  it  had  not  much  earth  ;  and  straight- 
way it  sprang  up,  because  it  had  no  deepness  of  earth  :  and 
when  the  sun  was  risen,  it  was  scorched  ;  and  because  it  had 
no  root,  it  withered  away.  And  other  fell  among  the 
thorns,  and  the  thorns  grew  up,  and  choked  it,  and  it 
yielded  no  fruit.  And  others  fell  into  the  good  ground,  and 
yielded  fruit,  growing  up  and  increasing  ;  and  brought  forth, 
thirtyfold,  and  sixtyfold,  and  a  hundredfold.  And  he  said, 
Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

And  when  he  was  alone,  they  that  were  about  him  with 
the  twelve  asked  of  him,10  Why  speakest  thou  unto  them  in 
parables  ?  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Unto  you 
it  is  given  to  know  the  mysteries  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven, 

1.  Matt.  12  :  47,  48.  5.  Mark  4:1.  8.  Mark  4  :  1-4. 

2.  Mark  3:  34.  6.  Matt.  13  :  2.  9.  Luke  8  :  5. 

3.  Matt.  12  :  49,  50.  7.  Luke  8  :  4.  10.  Mark  4  :  4-10. 

4.  Matt.  13  :  1. 


The  Parable  of  the  Soiver.  55 

but  to  them  it  is  not  given.1  Unto  them  that  are  without, 
all  things  are  done  in  parables.-  For  whosoever  hath,  to 
him  shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have  abundance  :  but  who- 
soever hath  not,  from  him  shall  be  taken  away  even  that 
which  he  hath.  Therefore  speak  I  to  them  in  parables  ; 
because  seeing  they  see  not,  and  hearing  they  hear  not, 
neither  do  they  understand,3  lest  haply  they  should  turn 
again,  and  it  should  be  forgiven  them.4  And  unto  them  is 
fulfilled  the  prophecy  of  Isaiah,  which  saith, 

By  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  in  no  wise  under- 
stand ; 

And  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  shall  in  no  wise  perceive  : 

For  this  people's  heart  is  waxed  gross, 

And  their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing, 

And  their  eyes  they  have  closed  ; 

Lest  haply  they  should  perceive  with  their  eyes, 

And  hear  with  their  ears, 

And  understand  with  their  heart, 

And  should  turn  again, 

And  I  should  heal  them. 
But  blessed  are  your  eyes,  for  they  see ;  and  your  ears,  for 
they  hear.  For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  many  prophets 
and  righteous  men  desired  to  see  the  things  which  ye  see, 
and  saw  them  not  ;  and  to  hear  the  things  which  ye  hear, 
and  heard  them  not.5 

And  he  saith  unto  them,  Know  ye  not  this  parable  ?  and 
how  shall  ye  know  all  the  parables  f  The  seed  is  the  word 
of  God.7  The  sower  soweth  the  word.  And  these  are  they 
by  the  way  side,  where  the  word  is  sown  ;  and  when  they 
have  heard,  straightway  cometh  Satan,  and  taketh  away  the 
word8  from  their  heart,9  which  hath  been  sown  in  them,10  that 
they  may  not  believe  and  be  saved.11  And  these  in  like 
manner  are  they  that  are  sown  upon  the  rocky  places,  who, 
when  they  have  heard  the  word,  straightway  receive  it  with 
joy  ;  and  they  have  no  root  in  themselves,  but  endure  for  a 

1.  Matt.  13 :  10,  11.  5.  Matt.  13  :  14-17.  9.  Luke  8  :  12. 

2.  Mark  4  :  11.  6.  Mark  4 :  13.  10.  Mark  4  :  15. 

3.  Matt.  13  :  12,  13.  7.  Luke  8  :  11.  11.  Luke  8  :  12. 

4.  Mark  4  :  12.  8.  Mark  4  :  14.  15. 


56  A   Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

while  ;  then,  when  tribulation  or  persecution  ariseth  because 
of  the  word,  straightway  they  stumble.1  [Which  for  a  while 
believe,  and  in  time  of  temptation  fall  away.'2]  And  others 
are  they  that  are  sown  among  the  thorns  ;  these  are  they 
that  have  heard  the  word,  and  the  cares  of  the  world,  and 
the  deceitfulness  of  riches,  and  the  lusts  of  other  things 
entering  in,  choke  the  word,  and  it  becometh  unfruitful  ;a 
[and  as  they  go  on  their  way  they  are  choked  with  cares  and 
riches  and  pleasures  of  this  life,  and  bring  no  fruit  to  per- 
fection].4 And  those  are  they  that  were  sown  upon  the 
good  ground ;  such5  as  in  an  honest  and  good  heart,  having 
heard  the  word,  hold  it  fast,  and  bring  forth  fruit  with 
patience,6  thirtyfold,  and  sixtyfold,  and  a  hundredfold. 

And  he  said  unto  them,7  No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a 
lamp,  covereth  it  with  a  vessel,  or  putteth  it  under  a  bed ; 
but  putteth  it  on  a  stand,  that  they  which  enter  in  may  see 
the  light.  For  nothing  is  hid,  that  shall  not  be  made  mani- 
fest ;  nor  anything  secret,  that  shall  not  be  known  and  come 
to  light.8  If  any  man  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  heed  what  ye  hear  :  with  what 
measure  ye  mete  it  shall  be  measured  unto  you  :  and  more 
shall  be  given  unto  you.  For  he  that  hath,  to  him  shall  be 
given  :  and  he  that  hath  not,  from  him  shall  be  taken  away 
even  that  which9  he  thinketh  he  hath.10 

And  he  said,  So  is  the  kingdom  of  God,  as  if  a  man  should 
cast  seed  upon  the  earth  ;  and  should  sleep  and  rise  night 
and  day,  and  the  seed  should  spring  up  and  grow,  he  know- 
eth  not  how.  The  earth  beareth  fruit  of  herself ;  first  the 
blade,  then  the  ear,  then  the  full  corn  in  the  ear.  But 
when  the  fruit  is  ripe,  straightway  he  putteth  forth  the 
sickle,  because  the  harvest  is  come.11 

1.  Mark  4  :  16,  17.  5.  Mark  4  :  20.  0.   Mark  4  :  23-25. 

•2.   Luke  8  :  13.  6.  Luke  8 :  15.  10.  Luke  8:  18. 

3.  Mark  4  :  18,  19.  7.  Mark  4  :  20,  21.  11.  Mark  4  :  26-29. 

4.  Luke  8 :  14.  8.  Luke  8  :  16,  17. 


Jesus  Discourses  on  True  Blessedness.  57 

§39 — JESUS   DISCOURSES   ON   TRUE   BLESSEDNESS, 
ON    FORMALISM,   AND   ON   GODLINESS. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  said  these  things,  a  certain 
woman  out  of  the  multitude  lifted  up  her  voice,  and  said 
unto  him,  Blessed  is  the  womb  that  bare  thee,  and  the 
breasts  which  thou  didst  suck.  But  he  said,  Yea  rather, 
blessed  are  they  that  hear  the  word  of  God,  and  keep  it.1 

Norman,  when  he  hath  lighted  a  lamp,  putteth  it  in  a 
cellar*  neither  under  the  bushel,  but  on  the  stand,  that  they 
which  enter  in  may  see  the  light.  The  lamp  of  thy  body  is 
thine  eye  :  when  thine  eye  is  single,  thy  whole  body  also  is 
full  of  light  ;  but  when  it  is  evil,  thy  body  also  is  full  of 
darkness.  Look  therefore  whether  the  light  that  is  in  thee 
be  not  darkness.  If  therefore  thy  whole  body  be  full  of 
light,  having  no  part  dark,  it  shall  be  wholly  full  of  light,  as 
when  the  lamp  with  its  bright  shining  doth  give  thee  light. 

Now  as  he  spake,  a  Pharisee  asketh  him  to  dine  with  him  : 
and  he  went  in,  and  sat  down  to  meat.  And  when  the 
Pharisee  saw  it,  he  marvelled  that  he  had  not  first  washed 
before  dinner.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Now  do  ye 
Pharisees  cleanse  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter ; 
but  your  inward  part  is  full  of  extortion  and  wickedness. 
Ye  foolish  ones,  did  not  he  that  made  the  outside  make  the 
inside  also  1  Howbeit  give  for  alms  those  things  which  are 
within  ;  and  behold,  all  things  are  clean  unto  you. 

But  woe  unto  you  Pharisees  !  for  ye  tithe  mint  and  rue 
and  every  herb,  and  pass  over  judgement  and  the  love  of 
God  :  but  these  ought  ye  to  have  done,  and  not  to  leave  the 
other  undone.  Woe  unto  you  Pharisees  !  for  ye  love  the 
chief  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  the  salutations  in  the 
marketplaces.  Woe  unto  you  !  for  ye  are  as  the  tombs 
which  appear  not,  and  the  men  that  walk  over  them  know  it 
not. 

And  one  of  the  lawyers  answering  saith  unto  him,  Master, 
in  saying  this  thou  reproachest  us  also.     And  he  said,  Woe2 


1.  Luke  11  :  27,  28.  2.  Luke  11  :  33-46. 

5 


58  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

unto  you  lawyers  also  !  for  ye  lade  men  with  burdens  griev- 
ous to  be  borne,  and  ye  yourselves  touch  not  the  burdens 
with  one  of  your  fingers.  Woe  unto  you  !  for  ye  build  the 
tombs  of  the  prophets,  and  your  fathers  killed  them.  So  ye 
are  witnesses  and  consent  unto  the  works  of  your  fathers  : 
for  they  killed  them,  and  ye  build  their  tombs.  Therefore 
also  said  the  wisdom  of  God,  I  will  send  unto  them  prophets 
and  apostles  ;  and  some  of  them  they  shall  kill  and  perse- 
cute ;  that  the  blood  of  all  the  prophets,  which  was  shed 
from  the  foundation  of  the  world,  may  be  required  of  this 
generation ;  from  the  blood  of  Abel  unto  the  blood  of 
Zachariah,  who  perished  between  the  altar  and  the  sanctuary: 
yea,  I  say  unto  you,  it  shall  be  required  of  this  generation. 
Woe  unto  you  lawyers  !  for  ye  took  away  the  key  of  know- 
ledge :  ye  entered  not  in  yourselves,  and  them  that  were 
entering  in  ye  hindered. 

And  when  he  was  come  out  from  thence,  the  scribes  and 
the  Pharisees  began  to  press  upon  Mm  vehemently,  and  to 
provoke  him  to  speak  of  many  things  ;  laying  wait  for  him, 
to  catch  something  out  of  his  mouth.1 

In  the  mean  time,  when  the  many  thousands  of  the  multi- 
tude were  gathered  together,  insomuch  that  they  trode  one 
upon  another,  he  began  to  say  unto  his  disciples  first  of  all, 
Beware  ye  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees,  which  is  hypocrisy. 
But  there  is  nothing  covered  up,  that  shall  not  be  revealed  : 
and  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known.  Wherefore  whatsoever 
ye  have  said  in  the  darkness  shall  be  heard  in  the  light ;  and 
what  ye  have  spbken  in  the  ear  in  the  inner  chambers  shall 
be  proclaimed  upon  the  housetops.  And  I  say  unto  you  my 
friends,  Be  not  afraid  of  them  which  kill  the  body,  and  after 
that  have  no  more  that  they  can  do.  But  I  will  warn  you 
whom  ye  shall  fear  :  Fear  him,  which  after  he  hath  killed 
hath  power  to  cast  into  hell  ;  yea,  I  say  unto  you,  Fear  him. 
Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  for  two  farthings  ?  and  not  one  of 
them  is  forgotten  in  the  sight  of  God.  But  the  very  hairs  of 
your  head  are  all  numbered.  Fear  not  :  ye  are  of  more 
value  than  many  sparrows.    And  I  say  unto  you,  Every  one2 


1.  Luke  11 :  46-54.  2.  Luke  12:1-8. 


The  Parable  oj  the  Self-deluded  Rich  Man.       59 

who  shall  confess  me  before  men.  him  shall  the  Son  of  man 
also  confess  before  the  angels  of  God  :  but  he  .that  denieth 
me  in  the  presence  of  men  shall  be  denied  in  the  presence  of 
the  angels  of  God.  And  every  one  who  shall  speak  a  word 
against  the  Son  of  man,  it  shall  be  forgiven  him  :  but  unto 
him  that  blasphemeth  against  the  Holy  Spirit  it  shall  not  be 
forgiven.  And  when  they  bring  you  before  the  synagogues, 
and  the  rulers,  and  the  authorities,  be  not  anxious  how  or 
what  ye  shall  answer,  or  what  ye  shall  say  :  for  the  Holy 
Spirit  shall  teach  you  in  that  very  hour  what  ye  ought  to 
say.1 

§40 — THE  PARABLES  OF  THE  SELF-DELUDED  RICH 
MAN  AND  OF  THE  SERVANTS  AND  THE 
STEWARD   WAITING   FOR   THEIR   LORD. 

And  one  of  the  multitude  said  unto  him.  Master,  bid  my 
brother  divide  the  inheritance  with  me.  But  he  said  unto 
him,  Man,  who  made  me  a  judge  or  a  divider  over  you  ? 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  heed,  and  keep  yourselves 
from  all  covetousness  :  for  a  man's  life  consisteth  not  in  the 
abundance  of  the  things  which  he  possesseth.  And  he  spake 
a  parable  unto  them,  saying,  The  ground  of  a  certain  rich 
man  brought  forth  plentifully  :  and  he  reasoned  within  him- 
self, saying,  What  shall  I  do,  because  I  have  not  where  to 
bestow  my  fruits?  And  he  said,  This  will  I  do  :  I  will  pull 
down  my  barns,  and  build  greater  ;  and  there  will  I  bestow 
all  my  corn  and  my  goods.  And  I  will  say  to  my  soul,  Soul, 
thou  hast  much  goods  laid  up  for  many  years  ;  take  thine 
ease,  eat,  drink,  be  merry.  But  God  said  unto  him,  Thou 
foolish  one,  this  night  is  thy  soul  required  of  thee  ;  and  the 
things  which  thou  hast  prepared,  whose  shall  they  be  1  So 
is  he  that  layeth  up  treasure  for  himself,  and  is  not  rich 
toward  God.2 

Let  your  loins  be  girded  about,  and  your  lamps  burning  ; 
and  be  ye  yourselves  like  unto  men  looking  for  their  lord, 

1.  Luke  12 :  9-12.  2.  Luke  12 :  13-21. 


60  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

when  he  shall  return  from  the  marriage  feast ;  that,  when 
he  cometh  and  knocketh,  they  may  straightway  open  unto 
him.  Blessed  are  those  servants,  whom  the  lord  when  he 
cometh  shall  find  watching  :  verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  he 
shall  gird  himself,  and  make  them  sit  down  to  meat,  and 
shall  come  and  serve  them.  And  if  he  shall  pome  in  the 
second  watch,  and  if  in  the  third,  and  find  them  so,  blessed 
are  those  servants.  But  know  this,  that  if  the  master  of  the 
house  had  known  in  what  hour  the  thief  was  coming,  he 
would  have  watched,  and  not  have  left  his  house  to  be 
broken  through.  Be  ye  also  ready  :  for  in  an  hour  that  ye 
think  not  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

And  Peter  said,  Lord,  speakest^thou  this  parable  unto  us, 
or  even  unto  all  ?  And  the  Lord  said,  Who  then  is  the 
faithful  and  wise  steward,  whom  his  lord  shall  set  over  his 
household,  to  give  them  their  portion  of  food  in  due  season  ? 
Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom  his  lord  when  he  cometh 
shall  find  so  doing.  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you,  that  he  will 
set  him  over  all  that  he  hath.  But  if  that  servant  shall  say 
in  his  heart,  My  lord  delayeth  his  coming  ;  and  shall  begin 
to  beat  the  menservants  and  the  maidservants,  and  to  eat 
and  drink,  and  to  be  drunken  ;  the  lord  of  that  servant 
shall  come  in  a  day  when  he  expecteth  not,  and  in  an  hour 
when  he  knoweth  not,  and  shall  cut  him  asunder,  and 
appoint  his  portion  with  the  unfaithful.  And  that  servant, 
which  knew  his  lord's  will,  and  made  not  ready,  nor  did 
according  to  his  will,  shall  be  beaten  with  many  stripes  ;  but 
he  that  knew  not,  and  did  things  worthy  of  stripes,  shall  be 
beaten  with  few  stripes.  And  to  whomsoever  much  is  given, 
of  him  shall  much  be  required  :  and  to  whom  they  commit 
much,  of  him  will  they  ask  the  more.1 

1.  Luke  12  :  35-48. 


The  Slaughter  of  the  Galilceaus.  61 

§41 — JESUS   FORETELLS   THE   PERSECUTION    OF   HIS 
DISCIPLES. 

I  came  to  cast  fire  upon  the  earth  ;  and  what  will  I,  if  it 
is  already  kindled  ?  But  I  have  a  baptism  to  be  baptized 
with  ;  and  how  am  I  straitened  till  it  be  accomplished  ! 
Think  ye  that  I  am  come  to  give  peace  in  the  earth  ?  I  tell 
you,  Nay  ;  but  rather  division  :  for  there  shall  be  from 
henceforth  five  in  one  house  divided,  three  against  two,  and 
two  against  three.  They  shall  be  divided,  father  against 
son,  and  son  against  father  ;  mother  against  daughter,  and 
daughter  against  her  mother  ;  mother  in  law  against  her 
daughter  in  law,  and  daughter  in  law  against  her  mother  in 
law. 

And  he  said  to  the  multitudes  also,  When  ye  see  a  cloud 
rising  in  the  west,  straightway  ye  say,  There  cometh  a 
shower  ;  and  so  it  cometh  to  pass.  And  when  ye  see  a  south 
wind  blowing,  ye  say,  There  will  be  a  scorching  heat  ;  and 
it  cometh  to  pass.  Ye  hypocrites,  ye  know  how  to  interpret 
the  face  of  the  earth  and  the  heaven  ;  but  how  is  it  that  ye 
know  not  how  to  interpret  this  time  ?  And  why  even  of 
yourselves  judge  ye  not  what  is  right?  For  as  thou  art 
going  with  thine  adversary  before  the  magistrate,  on  the 
way  give  diligence  to  be  quit  of  him  ;  lest  haply  he  hale  thee 
unto  the  judge,  and  the  judge  shall  deliver  thee  to  the 
officer,  and  the  officer  shall  cast  thee  into  prison.  I  say 
unto  thee,  Thou  shalt  by  no  means  come  out  thence,  till 
thou  have  paid  the  very  last  mite.1 

§42 — THE   SLAUGHTER   OF   THE   GALILEANS. 
PARABLE   OF   THE   FIG   TREE. 

Now  there  were  some  present  at  that  very  season  which 
told  him  of  the  Galilseans,  whose  blood  Pilate  had  mingled 
with  their  sacrifices.  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Think  ye  that  these  Galilseans  were  sinners  above  all  the 
Galilseans,  because  they  have  suffered  these  things  ?     I  tell 

1.  Luke  12  :  49-59. 


62  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

you,  Nay  :  but,  except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all  in  like  manner 
perish.  Or  those  eighteen,  upon  whom  the  tower  in  Siloam 
fell,  and  killed  them,  think  ye  that  they  were  offenders 
above  all  the  men  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem  ?  I  tell  you, 
Nay  :  but,  except  ye  repent,  ye  shall  all  likewise  perish. 

And  he  spake  this  parable  ;  A  certain  man  had  a  fig  tree 
planted  in  his  vineyard  ;  and  he  came  seeking  fruit  thereon, 
and  found  none.  And  he  said  unto  the  vinedresser,  Behold, 
these  three  years  1  come  seeking  fruit  on  this  tig  tree,  and 
find  none  :  cut  it  down  ;  why  doth  it  also  cumber  the 
ground  ?  And  he  answering  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  let  it 
alone  this  year  also,  till  I  shall  dig  about  it,  and  dung  it : 
and  if  it  bear  fruit  thenceforth,  well  ;  but  if  not,  thou  shalt 
cut  it  down.1 

§43 — JESUS    HEALS    AN    INFIRM    WOMAN     ON    THE 

SABBATH    DAY. 

And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of  the  synagogues  on  the 
sabbath  day.  And  behold,  a  woman  which  had  a  spirit  of 
infirmity  eighteen  years  ;  and  she  was  bowed  together,  and 
could  in  no  wise  lift  herself  up.  And  when  Jesus  saw  her, 
he  called  her,  and  said  to  her,  Woman,  thou  art  loosed  from 
thine  infirmity.  And  he  laid  his  hands  upon  her :  and 
immediately  she  was  made  straight,  and  glorified  God.  And 
the  ruler  of  the  synagogue,  being  moved  with  indignation 
because  Jesus  had  healed  on  the  sabbath,  answered  and  said 
to  the  multitude,  There  are  six  days  in  which  men  ought  to 
work  :  in  them  therefore  come  and  be  healed,  and  not  on 
the  day  of  the  sabbath.  But  the  Lord  answered  him,  and 
said,  Ye  hypocrites,  doth  not  each  one  of  you  on  the  sabbath 
loose  his  ox  or  his  ass  from  the  stall,  and  lead  him  away  to 
watering  ?  And  ought  not  this  woman,  being  a  daughter  of 
Abraham,  whom  Satan  had  bound,  lo,  these  eighteen  years, 
to  have  been  loosed  from  this  bond  on  the  day  of  the 
sabbath  ?  And  as  he  said  these  things,  all  his  adversaries 
were  put  to  shame  :  and  all  the  multitude  rejoiced  for  all 
the  glorious  things  that  were  done  by  him.2 

1.  Luke  13 :  1-9.  2.  Luke  13 :  10-17. 


The  Parable  of  the  Mustard  Seed.  63 

§44 — THE    PARABLES    OF   THE    MUSTARD    SEED,   THE 
LEAVEN,  THE  WHEAT  AND  TARES,  THE  TREA- 
SURE HID  IN  A  FIELD,  THE  PEARL  OF  GREAT 
PRICE,  THE  NET  CAST  INTO  THE  SEA. 

And  he  said,  How  shall  we  liken  the  kingdom  of  God  ?  or 
in  what  parable  shall  we  set  it  forth  ?  It  is  like  a  grain  of 
mustard  seed,  which,  when  it  is  sown  upon  the  earth,  though 
it  be  less  than  all  the  seeds  that  are  upon  the  earth,  yet  when 
it  is  sown,  groweth  up,  and  becometh  greater  than  all  the 
herbs,  and  putteth  out  great  branches  ;  so  that  the  birds  of 
the  heaven  can  lodge  under  the  shadow  thereof.1  And  again 
he  said,  Whereunto  shall  I  liken  the  kingdom  of  God  ?  It 
is  like  unto  leaven,  which  a  woman  took  and  hid  in  three 
measures  of  meal,  till  it  was  all  leavened.2 

Another  parable  set  he  before  them,  saying,  The  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a  man  that  sowed  good  seed 
in  his  field  :  but  while  men  slept,  his  enemy  came  and  sowed 
tares  also  among  the  wheat,  and  went  away.  But  when  the 
blade  sprang  up,  and  brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared  the 
tares  also.  And  the  servants  of  the  householder  came  and 
said  unto  him.  Sir,  didst  thou  not  sow  good  seed  in  thy  field  ! 
whence  then  hath  it  tares  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  An 
enemy  hath  done  this.  And  the  servants  say  unto  him,  Wilt 
thou  then  that  we  go  and  gather  them  up  ?  But  he  saith, 
Nay  ;  lest  haply  while  ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye  root  up  the 
wheat  with  them.  Let  both  grow  together  until  the  harvest  ? 
and  in  the  time  of  the  harvest  I  will  say  to  the  reapers, 
Gather  up  first  the  tares,  and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn 
them  :  but  gather  the  wheat  into  my  barn.3 

All  these  things  spake  Jesus  in  parables  unto  the  multi- 
tudes ;  and  without  a  parable  spake  he  nothing  unto  them  : 
that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet, 
saying, 

1.  Mark  4 :  30-32.  2.  Luke  13 :  20,  21.  8.  Matt.  13  :  24-30. 


64  A   Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

I  will  open  my  mouth  in  parables  ; 
I  will  utter  things  hidden  from  the  foundation  of  the 
world.1 

And  with  many  such  parables  spake  he  the  word  unto  them, 
as  they  were  able  to  hear  it :  and  without  a  parable  spake  he 
not  unto  them  :  but  privately  to  his  own  disciples  he  ex- 
pounded all  things.2 

Then  he  left  the  multitudes,  and  went  into  the  house:  and 
his  disciples  came  unto  him,  saying,  Explain  unto  us  the 
parable  of  the  tares  of  the  field.  And  he  answered  and  said, 
He  that  soweth  the  good  seed  is  the  Son  of  man  ;  and  the 
field  is  the  world  ;  and  the  good  seed,  these  are  the  sons  of 
the  kingdom ;  and  the  tares  are  the  sons  of  the  evil  one  ;  and 
the  enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the  devil :  and  the  harvest  is 
the  end  of  the  world  ;  and  the  reapers  are  angels.  As  there- 
fore the  tares  are  gathered  up  and  burned  with  fire ;  so  shall 
it  be  in  the  end  of  the  world.  The  Son  of  man  shall  send 
forth  his  angels,  and  they  shall  gather  out  of  his  kingdom  all 
things  that  cause  stumbling,  and  them  that  do  iniquity,  and 
shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of  fire  :  there  shall  be  weep- 
ing and  gnashing  of  teeth.  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine 
forth  as  the  sun  in  the  kingdom  of  their  father.  He  that 
hath  ears,  let  him  hear. 

The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  treasure  hidden  in  a 
field ;  which  a  man  found,  and  hid ;  and  in  his  joy  he  goeth 
and  selleth  all  that  he  hath,  and  buyeth  that  field. 

Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is 
a  merchant  seeking  goodly  pearls  :  and  having  found  one 
pearl  of  great  price,  he  went  and  sold  all  that  he  had,  and 
bought  it. 

Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  net,  that  was 
cast  into  the  sea,  and  gathered  of  every  kind  :  which,  when 
it  was  filled,  they  drew  up  on  the  beach  ;  and  they  sat  down, 
and  gathered  the  good  into  vessels,  but  the  bad  they  cast 
away.  So  shall  it  be  in  the  end  of  the  world  :  the  angels 
shall  come  forth,   and  sever  the  wicked  from  among  the3 

1.  Matt.  13 :  34,  35.  2.  Mark  4 :  33,  34.  3.  Matt.  13 :  36-49. 


Jesus  Stills  the  Storm.  65 

righteous,  and  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of  fire  :  there 
shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

Have  ye  understood  all  these  things  ?  They  say  unto  him, 
Yea.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Therefore  every  scribe  who 
hath  been  made  a  disciple  to  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like 
unto  a  man  that  is  a  householder,  which  bringeth  forth  out 
of  his  treasure  things  new  and  old. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  finished  these  par- 
ables, he  departed  thence.1 

§45 — JESUS  STILLS  THE   STORM  ON  THE  SEA 
OF   GALILEE. 

And  on  that  day,  when  even  was  come,  when  Jesus  saw 
great  multitudes  about  him,  he  gave  commandment  to 
depart  unto  the  other  side.  And  there  came  a  scribe,  and 
said  unto  him,  Master,  I  will  follow  thee  whithersoever 
thou  goest.  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  The  foxes  have 
holes,  and  the  birds  of  the  heaven  have  nests  ;  but  the  Son 
of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his  head.  And  another  of 
the  disciples  said  unto  him,  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and 
bury  my  father.  But  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Follow  me  ; 
and  leave  the  dead  to  bury  their  own  dead. 

And  when  he  was  entered  into  a  boat,  his  disciples  fol- 
lowed him.3  [And  leaving  the  multitude,  they  take  him 
with  them,  even  as  he  was,  in  the  boat.  And  other  boats 
were  with  him.4]  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let  us  go  over 
unto  the  other  side  of  the  lake  :  and  they  launched '  forth. 
But  as  they  sailed  he  fell  asleep  :  and  there  came  down  a 
storm  of  wind  on  the  lake  ;  and  they  were  filling  with  water, 
and  were  in  jeopardy.6 

[And  there  ariseth  a  great  storm  of  wind,  and  the  waves 
beat  into  the  boat,  insomuch  that  the  boat  was  now  filling.] 
And  he  himself  was  in  the  stern,  asleep  on  the  cushion  :  and 
they  awake  him,  and  say  unto  him,6  Save,  Lord,7  Master, 

1.  Matt.  13  :  50-53.  4.  Mark  4  :  36.  6.  Mark  4  :  37,  38. 

2.  Mark  4  :  35.  5.  Luke  8 :  22,  23.  7.  Matt.  8 :  25. 
8.  Matt.  8  :  18-23. 


66  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

carest  thou  not  that  we  perish  ?  And  he  awoke,  and  re- 
buked the  wind1  and  the  raging  of  the  water,"  and  said  unto 
the  sea,  Peace,  be  still.  And  the  wind  ceased,  and  there 
was  a  great  calm.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Why  are  ye  fear- 
ful ?  have  ye  not  yet  faith  f  And  being  afraid,  they  mar- 
velled, saying  one  to  another,  Who  then  is  this,  that  he 
commandeth  even  the  winds  and  the  water,  and  they  obey 
him?4 

§46 — JESUS   HEALS   TWO   DEMONIACS. 

And  when  he  was  come  to  the  other  side  into  the  country 
of  the  Gadarenes,5  when  he  was  come  out  of  the  boat, 
straightway  there  met  him  out  of  the  tombs  a  man  with  an 
unclean  spirit,  who  had  his  dwelling  in  the  tombs  :  and  no 
man  could  any  more  bind  him,  no,  not  with  a  chain  ;  because 
that  he  had  been  often  bound  with  fetters  and  chains,  and 
the  chains  had  been  rent  asunder  by  him,  and  the  fetters 
broken  in  pieces  :  and  no  man  had  strength  to  tame  him.6 
And  for  a  long  time  he  had  worn  no  clothes,  and  abode  not 
in  any  house,  but  in  the  tombs.7  And  always,  night  and 
day,  in  the  tombs  and  in  the  mountains,  he  was  crying  out, 
and  cutting  himself  with  stones.  And  when  he  saw  Jesus 
from  afar,  he  ran8  and  fell  down  before  him9  and  worshipped 
him,  and  crying  out  with  a  loud  voice,  he  saith,  What  have 
I  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  the  Most  High  God  ? 
I  adjure  thee  by  God,  torment  me  not.10  For  he  commanded 
the  unclean  spirit  to  come  out  from  the  man.  For  often- 
times it  had  seized  him  :  and  he  was  kept  under  guard,  and 
bound  with  chains  and  fetters  ;  and  breaking  the  bands 
asunder,  he  was  driven  of  the  devil  into  the  deserts.  And 
Jesus  asked  him,  What  is  thy  name  ?  And  he  said,  Legion  ; 
for  many  devils  were  entered  into  him.  And  they  entreated 
him  that  he  would  not  command  them  to  depart  into  the 
abyss.  Now  there  was  there  a  herd  of  many  swine  feeding 
on  the  mountain.11    And  they  besought  him,  saying,  Send  us 

1.  Mark  4  :  38,  39.  5.  Matt.  8 :  28.  9.  Luke  8  :  28. 

2.  Luke  8 :  24.  6.  Mark  5  :  2-4.  10.  Mark  5  :  6,  7. 

3.  Mark  4 :  39,  40.  7.  Luke  8 :  27.  11.  Luke  8  :  29-32. 

4.  Luke  8 :  25.  8.  Mark  5  :  6,  6. 


Jesus  Heals  Two  Demoniacs.  67 

into  the  swine,  that  we  may  enter  into  them.  And  he  gave 
them  leave.  And  the  unclean  spirits  came  out,  and  entered 
into  the  swine  :  and  the  herd  rushed  down  the  steep  into 
the  sea,  in  number  about  two  thousand  ;  and  they  were 
choked  in  the  sea.1  And  when  they  that  fed  them  saw  what 
had  come  to  pass,  they2  went  away  into  the  city,  and  told 
everything,  and  what  was  befallen  to  them  that  were  pos- 
sessed with  devils.  And  behold,  all  the  city  came  out  to 
meet  Jesus.3  And  they  came  to  see  what  it  was  that  had 
come  to  pass.  And  they  come  to  Jesus,  and  behold  him 
that  was  possessed  with  devils  sitting,  clothed  and  in  his 
right  mind4  at  the  feet  of  Jesus,5  even  him  that  had  the 
legion  :  and  they  were  afraid.  And  they  that  saw  it  declared 
unto  them  how  it  befell  him  that  was  possessed  with  devils, 
and  concerning  the  swine.6  And  all  the  people  of  the 
country  of  the  Gerasenes  round  about  asked  him  to  depart 
from  them  ;  for  they  were  holden  with  great  fear.7 

And  as  he  was  entering  into  the  boat,  he  that  had  been 
possessed  with  devils  besought  him  that  he  might  be  with 
him.  And  he  suffered  him  not,  but  saith  unto  him,  Go  to 
thy  house  unto  thy  friends,  and  tell  them  how  great  things 
the  Lord  hath  done  for  thee,  and  how  he  had  mercy  on  thee. 
And  he  went  his  way,  and  began  to  publish  in  Decapolis 
how  great  things  Jesus  had  done  for  him  :  and  all  men  did 
marvel. 

And  when  Jesus  had  crossed  over  again  in  the  boat  unto 
the  other  side8  and  came  into  his  own  city,9  a  great  multi- 
tude was  gathered  unto  him10  [and]  welcomed  him  ;  for  they 
were  all  waiting  for  him  j11  and  he  was  by  the  sea.1" 

1.  Mark  5 :  12, 13.  5.  Luke  8  :  35.  9.  Matt.  9  :  1. 

2.  Luke  8  :  34.  6.  Mark  5  :  15,  16.  10.  Mark  5  :  21. 

3.  Matt.  8:  33,34.  7.  Luke  8 :  37.  11.  I.uke8:  40. 

4.  Mark  5  :  14,  15.  8.  Mark  5  :  18-21.  12.  Mark  5  :  21. 


68  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

§47 — JESUS  RAISES  TO  LIFE  THE  DEAD  DAUGHTER 
OF  JAIRUS,  HEALS  A  WOMAN  HAVING  AN 
ISSUE  OF  BLOOD,  TWO  BLIND  MEN  AND  A 
DUMB   DEMONIAC. 

While  he  spake  these  things  unto  them,  behold,  there 
came1  one  of  the  rulers  of  the  synagogue,  Jairus  by  name  ; 
and  seeing  him,2  he  fell  down  at  Jesus'  feet,  and  be- 
sought him  to  come  into  his  house  ;  for  he  had  an  only 
daughter,  about  twelve  years  of  age,  and  she  lay  a  dying.3 
And  [he]  worshipped  him,  saying,4  My  little  daughter  is  at 
the  point  of  death  :  I  pray  thee,  that  thou  come  and  lay  thy 
hands  on  her,  that  she  may  be  made  whole,  and  live.  And 
he  went  with  him ;  and  a  great  multitude  followed  him,  and 
they  thronged  him. 

And  a  woman,  which  had  an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years, 
and  had  suffered  many  things  of  many  physicians,  and  had 
spent  all  that  she  had,  and  was  nothing  bettered,  but  rather 
grew  worse,  having  heard  the  things  concerning  Jesus,  came 
in  the  crowd  behind,  and  touched5  the  border  of6  his 
garment.  For  she  said,  If  I  touch  but  his  garments,  I  shall 
be  made  whole.  And  straightway  the  fountain  of  her  blood 
was  dried  up  ;  and  she  felt  in  her  body  that  she  was  healed 
of  her  plague.  And  straightway  Jesus,  perceiving  in  him- 
self that  the  power  proceeding  from  him  had  gone  forth, 
turned  him  about  in  the  crowd,  and  said,  Who  touched  my 
garments  ?7  And  when  all  denied,  Peter  said,  and  they  that 
were  with  him,  Master,  the  multitudes  press  thee  and  crush 
thee,6  and  sayest  thou,  Who  touched  me  f  But  Jesus  said, 
Some  one  did  touch  me  :  for  I  perceived  that  power  had 
gone  forth  from  me.10  And  he  looked  round  about  to  see 
her  that  had  done  this  thing.11  And  when  the  woman  saw 
that  she  was  not  hid,  she  came  trembling,  and  falling  down 

1.  Matt.  9  :  18.  5.  Mark  5  :  23-27.  9.  Mark  5  :  31. 

2.  Mark  5  :  22.  6.  Luke  8  :  44.  10.  Luke  8 :  46. 

3.  Luke  8  :  41,  42.  7.  Mark  5  :  27-30.  11.  Mark  5  :  32. 

4.  Matt.  9  :  18.  8.  Luke  8  :  45. 


Jesus  Raises  to  Life  Jairus'  Daughter.  69 

before  him  declared  in  the  presence  of  all  the  people  for 
what  cause  she  touched  him,  and  how  she  was  healed 
immediately.1  But  Jesus  turning  and  seeing  her,  said, 
Daughter,  be  of  good  cheer  ;  thy  faith  hath  made  thee 
whole.2  Go  in  peace,  and  be  whole  of  thy  plague.3  And  the 
woman  was  made  whole  from  that  hour.4 

While  he  yet  spake,  there  cometh  one  from  the  ruler  of 
the  synagogue's  house,  saying,5  Thy  daughter  is  dead  :  why 
troublest  thou  the  Master  any  further?  But  Jesus,  not 
heeding  the  word  spoken,  saith  unto  the  ruler  of  the 
synagogue,  Fear  not,  only  believe,6  and  she  shall  be  made 
whole.7 

And  they  come  to  the  house  of  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue  ; 
and  he  beholdeth  a  tumult,  and  many  weeping  and  wailing 
greatly.8  And  when  he  came  to  the  house,  he  suffered  not 
any  man  to  enter  in  with  him,  save  Peter,  and  John,  and 
James,  and  the  father  of  the  maiden  and  her  mother.9  And 
when  Jesus  came  into  the  ruler's  house,  and  saw  the  flute- 
players,  and  the  crowd  making  a  tumult,  he  said,10  Why 
make  ye  a  tumult  and  weep  ?n  Weep  not.12  Give  place  :  for 
the  damsel  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth.  And  they  laughed 
him  to  scorn,13  knowing  that  she  was  dead.14  But  he,  having 
put  them  all  forth,  taketh  the  father  of  the  child  and  her 
mother  and  them  that  were  with  him,  and  goeth  in  where 
the  child  was.  And  taking  the  child  by  the  hand,  he  saith 
unto  her,  Talitha  cumi  ;  which  is,  being  interpreted,  Dam- 
sel, I  say  unto  thee,  Arise.15  And  her  spirit  returned,  and10 
straightway  the  damsel  rose  up,  and  walked  ;  for  she  was 
twelve  years  old.  And  they  were  amazed  straightway  with 
a  great  amazement.  And  he  charged  them  much  that  no 
man  should  know  this  :  and  he  commanded  that  something 
should  be  given  her  to  eat.17  And  the  fame  hereof  went 
forth  into  all  that  land.18 


1.  Luke  8  : 

47. 

7.  Luke  8 : 

49. 

13.  Matt.  9 : 

24. 

2.  Matt.  9 ; 

:  22. 

8.  Mark  5  : 

38. 

14.  Luke  8 : 

53. 

3.  Mark  5 : 

34. 

9.  Luke  8 

:  51. 

15.  Mark  5  : 

40,  41. 

4.  Matt.  9 

:  22. 

10.  Matt.  9 

:  23, 

24. 

16.  Luke  8  : 

55. 

5.  Luke  8: 

49. 

11.  Mark  5: 

39. 

17.  Mark  5  : 

42. 

6.  Mark  5 : 

35,  36. 

12.  Luke  8 : 

52. 

18.  Matt.  9 

:  26. 

70  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

And  as  Jesus  passed  by  from  thence,  two  blind  men 
followed  him,  crying  out,  and  saying,  Have  mercy  on  us, 
thou  son  of  David.  And  when  he  was  come  into  the  house, 
the  blind  men  came  to  him  :  and  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
Believe  ye  that  I  am  able  to  do  this  ?  They  say  unto  him, 
Yea,  Lord.  Then  touched  he  their  eyes,  saying,  According 
to  your  faith  be  it  done  unto  you.  And  their  eyes  were 
opened.  And  Jesus  strictly  charged  them,  saying,  See  that 
no  man  know  it.  But  they  went  forth,  and  spread  abroad 
his  fame  in  all  that  land. 

And  as  they  went  forth,  behold,  there  was  brought  to  him 
a  dumb  man  possessed  with  a  devil.  And  when  the  devil 
was  cast  out,  the  dumb  man  spake  :  and  the  multitudes 
marvelled,  saying,  It  was  never  so  seen  in  Israel.  But  the 
Pharisees  said,  By  the  prince  of  the  devils  casteth  he  out 
devils.1 

§48 — JESUS   SENDS   FORTH   THE   TWELVE   APOSTLES. 

And  he  went  out  from  thence  and  he  cometh  into  his  own 
country;  and  his  disciples  follow  him.  And  when  the 
sabbath  was  come,  he  began  to  teach  in  the  synagogue  :  and 
many  hearing  him  were  astonished,  saying,  Whence  hath 
this  man  these  things  ?  and,  What  is  the  wisdom  that  is 
given  unto  this  man,  and  what  mean  such  mighty  works 
wrought  by  his  hands?  Is  not  this  the  carpenter,  the  son 
of  Mary,  the  brother  of  James,  and  Joses,  and  Judas,  and 
Simon  ?  and  are  not  his  sisters  here  with  us  ?  And  they 
were  offended  in  him.  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  A  pro- 
phet is  not  without  honour,  save  in  his  own  country,  and 
among  his  own  kin,  and  in  his  own  house.  And  he  could 
there  do  no  mighty  work,  save  that  he  laid  his  hands  upon 
a  few  sick  folk,  and  healed  them.  And  he  marvelled  be- 
cause of  their  unbelief.2 

And  Jesus  went  about  all  the  cities  and  the  villages, 
teaching  in  their  synagogues,  and  preaching  the  gospel  of 
the  kingdom,   and  healing   all   manner  of   disease  and   all 

1.  Matt.  9 :  27-34.  2.  Mark  6  ;  1-0. 


Jesus  Sends  Forth  the  Twelve  Apostles.  71 

manner  of  sickness.  But  when  he  saw  the  multitudes,  he 
was  moved  with  compassion  for  them,  because  they  were 
distressed  and  scattered,  as  sheep  not  having  a  shepherd. 
Then  saith  he  unto  his  disciples,  The  harvest  truly  is 
plenteous,  but  the  labourers  are  few.  Pray  ye  therefore 
the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he  send  forth  labourers  into 
his  harvest.1 

Now  the  names  of  the  twelve  apostles  are  these :  The 
first,  Simon,  who  is  called  Peter,  and  Andrew  his  brother  ; 
James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother ;  Philip, 
and  Bartholomew  ;  Thomas,  and  Matthew  the  publican  ; 
James  the  son  of  Alphteus,  and  Thaddseus  ;  Simon  the 
Canansean,  and  Judas  Iscariot,  who  also  betrayed  him. 
These  twelve  Jesus  sent  forth,2  by  two  and  two,  and  he  gave 
them3  power  and  authority  over  all  devils,  and  to4  heal  all 
manner  of  disease  and  all  manner  of  sickness.6  And  he  sent 
them  forth  to  preach  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  to  heal  the 
sick.  And  he6  charged  them,  saying,  Go  not  into  any  way 
of  the  Gentiles,  and  enter  not  into  any  city  of  the  Samari- 
tans :  but  go  rather  to  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel. 
And  as  ye  go,  preach,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
hand.  Heal  the  sick,  raise  the  dead,  cleanse  the  lepers,  cast 
out  devils  :  freely  ye  received,  freely  give.  Get  you  no 
gold,  nor  silver,  nor  brass  in  your  purses  ;  no  wallet  for 
your  journey,  neither  two  coats,  nor  shoes,  nor  staff:  for  the 
labourer  is  worthy  of  his  food.  And  into  whatsoever  city  or 
village  ye  shall  enter,  search  out  who  in  it  is  worthy  ;  and 
there  abide  till  ye  go  forth.  And  as  ye  enter  into  the  house, 
salute  it.  And  if  the  house  be  worthy,  let  your  peace  come 
upon  it :  but  if  it  be  not  worthy,  let  your  peace  return  to 
you.  And  whosoever  shall  not  receive  you,  nor  hear  your 
words,  as  ye  go  forth  out  of  that  house  or  that  city,  shake 
off  the  dust  of  your  feet7  for  a  testimony  unto  them.8  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the  land  of 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah  in  the  day  of  judgement,  than  for 
that  city.9 

1.  Matt.  9  :  35-38.  4.  Luke  9:1.  7.  Matt.  10  :  5-14. 

2.  Matt.  10:  2-5.  5.  Matt.  10:  1.  8.  Mark  6:  11. 

3.  Mark  6:7.  6.  Luke  9  :  2,  3,  9.  Matt.  10:  15. 


72  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

Behold,  I  send  you  forth  as  sheep  in  the  midst  of  wolves : 
be  ye  therefore  wise  as  serpents,  and  harmless  as  doves. 
But  beware  of  men :  for  they  will  deliver  you  up  to  coun- 
cils, and  in  their  synagogues  they  will  scourge  you ;  yea  and 
before  governors  and  kings  shall  ye  be  brought  for  my  sake, 
for  a  testimony  to  them  and  to  the  Gentiles.  But  when  they 
deliver  you  up,  be  not  anxious  how  or  what  ye  shall  speak  : 
for  it  shall  be  given  you  in  that  hour  what  ye  shall  speak. 
For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  the  Spirit  of  your  Father 
that  speaketh  in  you.  And  brother  shall  deliver  up  brother 
to  death,  and  the  father  his  child :  and  children  shall  rise  up 
against  parents,  and  cause  them  to  be  put  to  death.  And 
ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for  my  name's  sake :  but  he  that 
endureth  to  the  end,  the  same  shall  be  saved.  But  when 
they  persecute  you  in  this  city,  flee  into  the  next:  for  verily 
I  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  have  gone  through  the  cities  of 
Israel,  till  the  Son  of  man  be  come. 

A  disciple  is  not  above  his  master,  nor  a  servant  above  his 
lord.  It  is  enough  for  the  disciple  that  he  be  as  his  master, 
and  the  servant  as  his  lord.  If  they  have  called  the  master 
of  the  house  Beelzebub,  how  much  more  shall  they  call  them 
of  his  household  !  Fear  them  not  therefore  :  for  there  is 
nothing  covered,  that  shall  not  be  revealed ;  and  hid,  that 
shall  not  be  known.  What  I  tell  you  in  the  darkness,  speak 
ye  in  the  light :  and  what  ye  hear  in  the  ear,  proclaim  upon 
the  housetops.  And  be  not  afraid  of  them  which  kill  the 
body,  but  are  not  able  to  kill  the  soul :  but  rather  fear  him 
which  is  able  to  destroy  both  soul  and  body  in  hell.  Are 
not  two  sparrows  sold  for  a  farthing?  and  not  one  of  them 
shall  fall  on  the  ground  without  your  Father:  but  the  very 
hairs  of  your  head  are  all  numbered.  Fear  not  therefore ;  ye 
are  of  more  value  than  many  sparrows.  Every  one  there- 
fore who  shall  confess  me  before  me,  him  will  I  also  confess 
before  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  But  whosoever  shall 
deny  me  before  men,  him  will  I  also  deny  before  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

Think  not  that  I  came  to  send  peace  on  the  earth :  I  came1 

1.  Matt.  10  :  16-34. 


The  Death  of  John  the  Baptist.  73 

not  to  send  peace,  but  a  sword.  For  I  came  to  set  a  man  at 
variance  against  his  father,  and  the  daughter  against  her 
mother,  and  the  daughter  in  law  against  her  mother  in  law  : 
and  a  man's  foes  shall  be  they  of  his  own  household.  He 
that  loveth  father  or  mother  more  than  me  is  not  worthy  of 
me ;  and  he  that  loveth  son  or  daughter  more  than  me  is  not 
worthy  of  me.  And  he  that  doth  not  take  his  cross  and  fol- 
low after  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me.  He  that  findeth  his  life 
shall  lose  it ;  and  he  that  loseth  his  life  for  my  sake  shall 
hnd  it. 

He  that  receiveth  you  receiveth  me,  and  he  that  receiveth 
me  receiveth  him  that  sent  me.  He  that  receiveth  a  pro- 
phet in  the  name  of  a  prophet  shall  receive  a  prophet's  re- 
ward ;  and  he  that  receiveth  a  righteous  man  in  the  name  of 
a  righteous  man  shall  receive  a  righteous  man's  reward. 
And  whosoever  shall  give  to  drink  unto  one  of  these  little 
ones  a  cup  of  cold  water  only,  in  the  name  of  a  disciple, 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  he  shall  in  no  wise  lose  his  reward.1 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  made  an  end  of  com- 
manding his  twelve  disciples,  he  departed  thence  to  teach 
and  preach  in  their  cities.2 

And  they  went  out,  and  preached  that  men  should  repent. 
And  they  cast  out  many  devils,  and  anointed  with  oil  many 
that  were  sick,  and  healed  them.3 

§49 — THE   DEATH    OF   JOHN   THE   BAPTIST. 

And  when  a  convenient  day  was  come,  that  Herod  on  his 
birthday  made  a  supper  to  his  lords,  and  the  high  captains, 
and  the  chief  men  of  Galilee ;  and  when  the  daughter  of 
Herodias  herself  came  in  and  danced,  she  pleased  Herod 
and  them  that  sat  at  meat  with  him ;  and  the  king  said  unto 
the  damsel,  Ask  of  me  whatsoever  thou  wilt,  and  I  will  give 
it  thee.  And  he  sware  unto  her,  Whatsoever  thou  shalt  ask 
of  me,  I  will  give  it  thee,  unto  the  half  of  my  kingdom. 
And  she  went  out,  and  said  unto  her  mother,  What  shall  I 
ask  1  And  she  said,  The  head  of  John  the  Baptist.  And 
she  came  in  straightway  with  haste  unto  the  king,  and  asked, 

1.  Matt.  10 :  34-42.  2.  Matt.  11 :  1.  3.  Mark  6  :  12,  13. 

6 


74  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

saying,  I  will  that  thou  forthwith  give  me  in  a  charger  the 
head  of  John  the  Baptist.  And  the  king  was  exceeding 
sorry  ;  but  for  the  sake  of  his  oaths,  and  of  them  that  sat  at 
meat,  he  would  not  reject  her.  And  straightway  the  king 
sent  forth  a  soldier  of  his  guard,  and  commanded  to  bring 
his  head  :  and  he  went  and  beheaded  him  in  the  prison, 
and  brought  his  head  in  a  charger,  and  gave  it  to  the  dam- 
sel ;  and  the  damsel  gave  it  to  her  mother.  And  when  his 
disciples  heard  thereof,  they  came  and  took  up  his  corpse, 
and  laid  it  in  a  tomb,1  and  they  went  and  told  Jesus.? 

Now  Herod  the  tetrarch  heard  of  all  that  was  done :  and 
he  was  much  perplexed,  because  that  it  was  said  by  some, 
that  John  was  risen  from  the  dead:3  and  therefore  do  these 
powers  work  in  him  ;4  and  by  some,  that  Elijah  had 
appeared  ;  and  by  others,  that  one  of  the  old  prophets  was 
risen  again.  And  Herod  said,  John  I  beheaded:  but  who 
is  this,  about  whom  I  hear  such  things?  And  he  sought  to 
see  him.6 

§50 — JESUS  FEEDS  FIVE  THOUSAND  BY  A  MIRACLE. 

And  the  apostles  gather  themselves  together  unto  Jesus; 
and  they  told  him  all  things,  whatsoever  they  had  done,  and 
whatsoever  they  had  taught.  And  he  saith  unto  them, 
Come  ye  yourselves  apart  into  a  desert  place,  and  rest  a 
while.  For  there  were  many  coming  and  going,  and  they 
had  no  leisure  so  much  as  to  eat.  And  they  went  away 
in  the  boat  to  a  desert  place  apart6  to  the  other  side  of 
the  sea  of  Galilee,  which  is  the  sea  of  Tiberias.7  And  the 
people  saw  them  going,  and  many  knew  them,,  and  they 
ran  there  together  on  foot  from  all  the  cities,  and  outwent 
them.  And  he  came  forth  and  saw  a  great  multitude,8  and 
he  welcomed  them,  and  spake  to  them  of  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  them  that  had  need  of  healing  he  healed  :9  and  he 
had  compassion  on  them,  because  they  were  as  sheep  not 
having  a  shepherd :  and  he  began  to  teach  them  many  things.10 

1.  Mark  6  :  21-29.  5.  Luke  9  :  8,  9.  8.  Mark  6  :  33,  84. 

2.  Matt.  14  :  12.  6.  Mark  6  :  30-32.  9.  Luke  9  :  11. 

3.  Luke  9:7.  7.  John  6 :  1.  10.  Mark  6 :  34. 

4.  Mark  6  :  14, 15. 


Jesus  Feeds  Five  Thousand  by  a  Miracle.        75 

And  Jesus  went  up  into  the  mountain,  and  there  he  sat 
with  his  disciples.  Now  the  passover,  the  feast  of  the  Jews, 
was  at  hand.  Jesus  therefore  lifting  up  his  eyes,  and  seeing 
that  a  great  multitude  cometh  unto  him,  saith  unto  Philip, 
Whence  are  we  to  buy  bread,  that  these  may  eat  ?  And  this 
he  said  to  prove  him  :  for  he  himself  knew  what  he  would 
do.  Philip  answered  him,  Two  hundred  pennyworth  of  bread 
is  not  sufficient  for  them,  that  every  one  may  take  a  little.1 
And  when  the  day  wras  now  far  spent,  his  disciples  came  unto 
him,  and  said,  The  place  is  desert,  and  the  day  is  now  far  spent: 
send  them  away,  that  they  may  go  into  the  country  and 
villages  round  about,  and  buy  themselves  somewhat  to  eat.2 
But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  They  have  no  need  to  go  away  ; 
give  ye  them  to  eat.3  And  they  say  unto  him,  Shall  we  go 
and  buy  two  hundred  pennyworth  of  bread,  and  give  them 
to  eat  ?  And  he  saith  unto  them,  How  many  loaves  have 
ye  ?  go  and  see.4  One  of  his  disciples,  Andrew,  Simon 
Peter's  brother,  saith  unto  him,  There  is  a  lad  here,  which 
hath  five  barley  loaves,  and  two  fishes  :  but  what  are  these 
among  so  many  ?5  And  he  commanded  them  that  all  should 
sit  down  by  companies  upon  the  green  grass.  And  they  sat 
down  in  ranks,  by  hundreds,  and  by  fifties.  And  he  took 
the  five  loaves  and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking  up  to  heaven, 
he  blessed,  and  brake  the  loaves  ;  and  he  gave  to  the  disciples 
to  set  before  them  ;  and  the  two  fishes  divided  he  among 
them  all.     And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled.6 

And  when  they  were  filled,  he  saith  unto  his  disciples, 
Gather  up  the  broken  pieces  which  remain  over,  that  nothing 
be  lost.  So  they  gathered  them  up,  and  filled  twelve  baskets 
with  broken  pieces  from  the  five  barley  loaves,  wrhich  remained 
over  unto  them  that  had  eaten.7  And  they  that  ate  the 
loaves  were  five  thousand  men,8  besides  women  and  children.9 
When  therefore  the  people  saw  the  sign  which  he  did,  they 
said,  This  is  of  a  truth  the  prophet  that  cometh  into  the 
world.10 


1.  John  6  :  3-7. 

5. 

John  6 : 

8,9. 

8. 

Mark  6 :  44. 

2.  Mark  6  :  35,  36. 

6. 

Mark  6 : 

39-42. 

9. 

Matt.  14 :  21. 

3.  .Matt.  14:  16. 

7. 

John  6 : 

12,  13. 

10. 

John  6 :  14. 

4.  Mark  6  :  37,  38, 

76  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 


§51 — JESUS  WALKS   UPON   THE   SEA. 

And  straightway  he  constrained  his  disciples  to  enter  into 
the  boat,  and  to  go  before  him  unto  the  other  side  to  Beth- 
saida,  while  he  himself  sendeth  the  multitude  away.1 

Jesus  therefore  perceiving  that  they  were  about  to  come 
and  take  him  by  force,  to  make  him  king,  withdrew  again 
into  the  mountain  himself  alone2  to  pray.3 

And  when  evening  came,  his  disciples  went  down  unto  the 
sea  ;  and  they  entered  into  a  boat,  and  were  going  over  the 
sea  unto  Capernaum.  And  it  was  now  dark,  and  Jesus  had 
not  yet  come  to  them.  And  the  sea  was  rising  by  reason  of 
a  great  wind  that  blew.4  And  when  even  was  come,  the 
boat  was  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  and  he  alone  on  the  land. 
And  seeing  them  distressed  in  rowing,  for  the  wind  was  con- 
trary unto  them,  about  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night  he 
cometh  unto  them,  walking  on  the  sea.5  When  therefore 
they  had  rowed  about  five  and  twenty  or  thirty  furlongs,  they 
behold  Jesus  walking  on  the  sea,  and  drawing  nigh  unto  the 
boat.6  And  he  would  have  passed  by  them  :  but  they,  when 
they  saw  him  walking  on  the  sea,  supposed  that  it  was  an 
apparition,  and  cried  out :  for  they  all  saw  him,  and  were 
troubled.  But  he  straightway  spake  with  them,  and  saith 
unto  them,  Be  of  good  cheer  :  it  is  I  ;  be  not  afraid.7  And 
Peter  answered  him  and  said,  Lord,  if  it  be  thou,  bid  me 
come  unto  thee  upon  the  waters.  And  he  said,  Come.  And 
Peter  went  down  from  the  boat,  and  walked  upon  the  waters, 
to  come  to  Jesus.  But  when  he  saw  the  wind,  he  was  afraid  ; 
and  beginning  to  sink  he  cried  out,  saying,  Lord,  save  me. 
And  immediately  Jesus  stretched  forth  his  hand,  and  took 
hold  of  him,  and  saith  unto  him,  0  thou  of  little  faith,  where- 
fore didst  thou  doubt  ?  And  when  they  were  gone  up  into 
the  boat,  the  wind  ceased.8  And  they  were  sore  amazed  in 
themselves  ;  for  they  understood  not  concerning  the  loaves, 
but  their  heart  was  hardened.9     And  straightway  the  boat 

1.  Mark  6  :  45. 

2.  John  6  :  15. 

3.  Matt.  14  :  23. 


4. 

John  6 : 

16-18. 

7. 

Mark  6  :  48-50. 

5. 

Mark  6 : 

:  47,  48. 

8. 

Matt.  14  :  28-32. 

0. 

John  6 : 

19. 

9. 

Mark  6 :  51,  52. 

Jesus  Discourses  Concerning  the  True  Bread.     77 

was  at  the  land  whither  they  were  going.1  And  they  that 
were  in  the  boat  worshipped  him,  saying,  Of  a  truth  thou  art 
the  Son  of  God.2  And  when  they  were  come  out  of  the 
boat,  straightway  the  people  knew  him,  and  ran  round  about 
that  whole  region,  and  began  to  carry  about  on  their  beds 
those  that  were  sick,  where  they  heard  he  was.  And 
wheresoever  he  entered,  into  villages,  or  into  cities,  or  into 
the  country,  they  laid  the  sick  in  the  marketplaces,  and 
besought  him  that  they  might  touch  if  it  were  but  the  border 
of  his  garment :  and  as  many  as  touched  him  were  made 
whole.3 

§52 — JESUS    DISCOURSES     CONCERNING    THE     TRUE 
BREAD   WHICH   COMETH    DOWN   FROM   HEAVEN. 

On  the  morrow  the  multitude  which  stood  on  the  other 
side  of  the  sea  saw  that  there  was  none  other  boat  there, 
save  one,  and  that  Jesus  entered  not  with  his  disciples  into 
the  boat,  but  that  his  disciples  went  away  alone  (howbeit 
there  came  boats  from  Tiberias  nigh  unto  the  place  where 
they  ate  the  bread  after  the  Lord  had  given  thanks)  :  when 
the  multitude  therefore  saw  that  Jesus  was  not  there, 
neither  his  disciples,  they  themselves  got  into  the  boats,  and 
came  to  Capernaum,  seeking  Jesus.  And  when  they  found 
him  on  the  other  side  of  the  sea,  they  said  unto  him,  Rabbi, 
when  earnest  thou  hither  ?  Jesus  answered  them  and  said, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  seek  me,  not  because  ye 
saw  signs,  but  because  ye  ate  of  the  loaves,  and  were  filled. 
Work  not  for  the  meat  which  perisheth,  but  for  the  meat 
which  abideth  unto  eternal  life,  which  the  Son  of  man  shall 
give  unto  you  :  for  him  the  Father,  even  God,  hath  sealed. 
They  said  therefore  unto  him,  What  must  we  do,  that  we 
may  work  the  works  of  God  ?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  This  is  the  work  of  God,  that  ye  believe  on  him  whom 
he  hath  sent.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  What  then 
doest  thou  for  a  sign,  that  we  may  see,  and  believe  thee  V 

1.  John  6 :  21.  3.  Mark  6  :  54-56.  4.  John  6  :  22-30. 

2.  Matt.  14  :  33. 


78  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

what  workest  thou$  Our  fathers  ate  the  manna  in  the 
wilderness  ;  as  it  is  written,  He  gave  them  bread  out  of 
heaven  to  eat.  Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them,  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  It  was  not  Moses  that  gave  you  the 
bread  out  of  heaven  ;  but  my  Father  giveth  you  the  true 
bread  out  of  heaven.  For  the  bread  of  God  is  that  which 
cometh  down  out  of  heaven,  and  giveth  life  unto  the  world. 
They  said  therefore  unto  him,  Lord,  evermore  give  us  this 
bread.  Jesus  said  unto  them,  I  am  the  bread  of  life  :  he 
that  cometh  to  me  shall  not  hunger,  and  he  that  believeth 
on  me  shall  never  thirst.  But  I  said  unto  you,  that  ye  have 
seen  me,  and  yet  believe  not.  All  that  which  the  Father 
giveth  me  shall  come  unto  me  ;  and  him  that  cometh  to  me 
I  will  in  no  wise  cast  out.  For  I  am  come  down  from 
heaven,  not  to  do  mine  own  will,  but  the  will  of  him  that 
sent  me.  And  this  is  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me,  that  of 
all  that  which  he  hath  given  me  I  should  lose  nothing,  but 
should  raise  it  up  at  the  last  day.  For  this  is  the  will  of  my 
Father,  that  every  one  that  beholdeth  the  Son,  and  believeth 
on  him,  should  have  eternal  life  ;  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at 
the  last  day. 

The  Jews  therefore  murmured  concerning  him,  because  he 
said,  I  am  the  bread  which  came  down  out  of  heaven.  And 
they  said,  Is  not  this  Jesus,  the  son  of  Joseph,  whose 
father  and  mother  we  know  ?  how  doth  he  now  say,  I  am 
come  down  out  of  heaven  ?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Murmur  not  among  yourselves.  No  man  can  come  to 
me,  except  the  Father  which  sent  me  draw  him  :  and  I  will 
raise  him  up  in  the  last  day.  It  is  written  in  the  prophets, 
And  they  shall  all  be  taught  of  God.  Every  one  that  hath 
heard  from  the  Father,  and  hath  learned,  cometh  unto  me. 
Not  that  any  man  hath  seen  the  Father,  save  he  which  is 
from  God,  he  hath  seen  the  Father.  Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  He  that  believeth  hath  eternal  life.  I  am  the 
bread  of  life.  Your  fathers  did  eat  the  manna  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  they  died.  This  is  the  bread  which  cometh  down 
out  of  heaven,  that  a  man  may  eat  thereof,  and  not  die.     I1 

1.  John  6  :  30-50. 


Jesus  Discourses  Concerning  the  True  Bread.     79 

am  the  living  bread  which  came  down  out  of  heaven  :  if  any 
man  eat  of  this  bread,  he  shall  live  for  ever  :  yea  and  the 
bread  which  I  will  give  is  my  flesh,  for  the  life  of  the  world. 

The  Jews  therefore  strove  one  with  another,  saying,  How 
can  this  man  give  us  his  flesh  to  eat  ?  Jesus  therefore  said 
unto  them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Except  ye  eat  the 
flesh  of  the  Son  of  man  and  drink  his  blood,  ye  have  not  life 
in  yourselves.  He  that  eateth  my  flesh  and  drinketh  my 
blood  hath  eternal  life  ;  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last 
day.  For  my  flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  my  blood  is  drink 
indeed.  He  that  eateth  my  flesh  and  drinketh  my  blood 
abideth  in  me,  and  I  in  him.  As  the  living  Father  sent  me, 
and  I  live  because  of  the  Father  ;  so  he  that  eateth  me,  he 
also  shall  live  because  of  me.  This  is  the  bread  which  came 
down  out  of  heaven  :  not  as  the  fathers  did  eat,  and  died  : 
he  that  eateth  this  bread  shall  live  for  ever.  These  things 
said  he  in  the  synagogue,  as  he  taught  in  Capernaum. 

Many  therefore  of  his  disciples,  when  they  heard  this,  said, 
This  is  a  hard  saying  ;  who  can  hear  it  ?  But  Jesus  knowing 
in  himself  that  his  disciples  murmured  at  this,  said  unto 
them,  Doth  this  cause  you  to  stumble  ?  What  then  if  ye 
should  behold  the  Son  of  man  ascending  where  he  was 
before  ?  It  is  the  spirit  that  quickeneth  ;  the  flesh  profiteth 
nothing  :  the  words  that  I  have  spoken  unto  you  are  spirit, 
and  are  life.  But  there  are  some  of  you  that  believe  not. 
For  Jesus  knew  from  the  beginning  who  they  were  that 
believed  not,  and  who  it  was  that  should  betray  him.  And 
he  said.  For  this  cause  have  I  said  unto  you,  that  no  man 
can  come  unto  me,  except  it  be  given  unto  him  of  the  Father. 

Upon  this  many  of  his  disciples  went  back,  and  walked  no 
more  with  him.  Jesus  said  therefore  unto  the  twelve, 
Would  ye  also  go  away  ?  Simon  Peter  answered  him,  Lord, 
to  whom  shall  we  go  ?  thou  hast  the  words  of  eternal  life. 
And  we  have  believed  and  know  that  thou  art  the  Holy  One 
of  God.  Jesus  answered  them,  Did  not  I  choose  you  the 
twelve,  and  one  of  you  is  a  devil  ?  Now  he  spake  of  Judas 
the  son  of  Simon  Iscariot,  for  he  it  was  that  should  betray 
him,  being  one  of  the  twelve.1 

1.  John  6  :  51-71. 


80  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

§53 — JESUS  TEACHES  THE  TRUE   CAUSE  OF 
DEFILEMENT. 

And  after  these  things  Jesus  walked  in  Galilee:  for  he 
would  not  walk  in  Judsea,  because  the  Jews  sought  to  kill 
him.1 

And  there  are  gathered  together  unto  him  the  Pharisees, 
and  certain  of  the  scribes,  which  had  come  from  Jerusalem, 
and  had  seen  that  some  of  his  disciples  ate  their  bread  with 
defiled,  that  is,  unwashen,  hands.  For  the  Pharisees,  and 
all  the  Jews,  except  they  wash  their  hands  diligently,  eat 
not,  holding  the  tradition  of  the  elders :  and  when  they  come 
from  the  marketplace,  except  they  wash  themselves,  they 
eat  not :  and  many  other  things  there  be,  which  they  have 
received  to  hold,  washings  of  cups,  and  pots,  and  brasen 
vessels.  And  the  Pharisees  and  the  scribes  ask  him,  Why 
walk  not  thy  disciples  according  to  the  tradition  of  the 
elders2  [for  they  wash  not  their  hands  when  they  eat 
bread3],  but  eat  their  bread  with  defiled  hands  ?  And  he 
said  unto  them,  Well  did  Isaiah  prophesy  of  you  hypocrites, 
as  it  is  written, 

This  people  honoureth  me  with  their  lips, 

But  their  heart  is  far  from  me. 

But  in  vain  do  they  worship  me, 

Teaching  as  their  doctrines  the  precepts  of  men. 
Ye  leave  the  commandment  of  God,  and  hold  fast  the  tradi- 
tion of  men.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Full  well  do  ye  reject 
the  commandment  of  God,  that  ye  may  keep  your  tradition. 
For  Moses  said,  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother ;  and, 
He  that  speaketh  evil  of  father  or  mother,  let  him  die  the 
death :  but  ye  say,  If  a  man  shall  say  to  his  father  or  his 
mother,  That  wherewith  thou  mightest  have  been  profited 
by  me  is  Corban,  that  is  to  say,  Given  to  God;  ye  no  longer 
suffer  him  to  do  aught  for  his  father  or  his  mother ;  making 
void  the  word  of  God  by  your  tradition,  which  ye  have 
delivered :  and  many  such  like  things  ye  do.     And  he  called 

1.  John  7:1.  2.  Mark  7  :  1-5.  3.  Matt.  15  :  2. 


Jesus  Heals  the  Syrophoenician  Woman's  Daughter.   81 

to  him  the  multitude  again,  and  said  unto  them,  Hear  me  all 
of  you,  and  understand :  there  is  nothing  from  without  the 
man,  that  going  into  him  can  defile  him  :  but  the  things  which 
proceed  out  of  the  man  are  those  that  defile  the  man.  And 
when  he  was  entered  into  the  house  from  the  multitude,  his 
disciples  asked  of  him  the  parable,1  and  said  unto  him, 
Knowest  thou  that  the  Pharisees  were  offended,  when  they 
heard  this  saying  ?  But  he  answered  and  said,  Every  plant 
which  my  heavenly  Father  planted  not,  shall  be  rooted  up. 
Let  them  alone :  they  are  blind  guides.  And  if  the  blind 
guide  the  blind,  both  shall  fall  into  a  pit.  And  Peter  an- 
swered and  said  unto  him,  Declare  unto  us  the  parable. 
And  he  said,  Are  ye  also  even  yet  without  understanding  f 
Perceive  not  that  whatsoever  from  without  goeth  into  the 
man,  it  cannot  defile  him ;  because  it  goeth  not  into  his 
heart,  but  into  his  belly,  and  goeth  out  into  the  draught  ? 
This  he  said,  making  all  meats  clean.  And  he  said,  That 
which  proceedeth  out  of  the  man,  that  defileth  the  man. 
For  from  within,  out  of  the  heart  of  men,  evil  thoughts  pro- 
ceed, fornications,  thefts,  murders,  adulteries,  covetings, 
wickednesses,  deceit,  lasciviousness,  an  evil  eye,  railing, 
pride,  foolishness :  all  these  evil  things  proceed  from  within, 
and  defile  the  man  f  but  to  eat  with  unwashen  hands  defileth 
not  the  man.4 

§54 — JESUS  HEALS  THE  DAUGHTER  OF  A  SYRO- 
PHCENICIAN  WOMAN,  AND  WORKS  OTHER 
MIRACLES. 

And  Jesus  went  out  thence,  and  withdrew  into  the  parts 
of  Tyre  and  Sidon.5  And  he  entered  into  a  house,  and 
would  have  no  man  know  it :  and  he  could  not  be  hid.  But 
straightway  a  woman,  whose  little  daughter  had  an  unclean 
spirit,  having  heard  of  him,  came  and  fell  down  at  his  feet. 
Now  the  woman  was  a  Greek,  a  Syrophoenician  by  race. 
And  she  besought  him  that  he  would  cast  forth  the  devil 
out  of  her  daughter,6  and  cried,  saying,  Have  mercy  on  me, 

1.  Mark  7  :  14-17.  3.  Mark  7  :  18-23.  5.  Matt.  15  :  21. 

2.  Matt.  15  ;  12-16.  4.  Matt.  15  :  20.  6.  Mark  7  :  24-26. 


82  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

O  Lord,  thou  son  of  David;  my  daughter  is  grievously  vexed 
with  a  devil.  But  he  answered  her  not  a  word.  And  his 
disciples  came  and  besought  him,  saying,  Send  her  away; 
for  she  crieth  after  us.  But  he  answered  and  said,  I  was  not 
sent  but  unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel.  But  she 
came  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  help  me.  And  he 
answered  and  said1  unto  her,  Let  the  children  first  be  filled : 
for  it  is  not  meet  to  take  the  children's  bread  and  cast  it  to 
the  dogs.2  But  she  said,  Yea,  Lord:  for  even  the  dogs  eat 
of  the  crumbs  which  fall  from  their  masters'  table.  Then 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  0  woman,  great  is  thy 
faith:  be  it  done  unto  thee  even  as  thou  wilt.3  For  this 
saying  go  thy  wray;  the  devil  is  gone  out  of  thy  daughter. 
And  she  went  away  unto  her  house,  and  found  the  child  laid 
upon  the  bed,  and  the  devil  gone  out. 

And  again  he  went  out  from  the  borders  of  Tyre,  and 
came  through  Sidon  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee,  through  the 
midst  of  the  borders  of  Decapolis,4  and  he  went  up  into 
the  mountain  and  sat  there.5  And  they  bring  unto  him  one 
that  was  deaf,  and  had  an  impediment  in  his  speech;  and 
they  beseech  him  to  lay  his  hand  upon  him.  And  he  took 
him  aside  from  the  multitude  privately,  and  put  his  fingers 
into  his  ears,  and  he  spat,  and  touched  his  tongue;  and 
looking  up  to  heaven,  he  sighed,  and  saith  unto  him,  Eph- 
phatha,  that  is,  Be  opened.  And  his  ears  were  opened,  and 
the  bond  of  his  tongue  was  loosed,  and  he  spake  plain. 
And  he  charged  them  that  they  should  tell  no  man :  but  the 
more  he  charged  them,  so  much  the  more  a  great  deal  they 
published  it.  And  they  were  beyond  measure  astonished, 
saying,  He  hath  done  all  things  well :  he  maketh  even  the 
deaf  to  hear,  and  the  dumb  to  speak.6 

And  there  came  unto  him  great  multitudes,  having  with 
them  the  lame,  blind,  dumb,  maimed,  and  many  others,  and 
they  cast  them  down  at  his  feet ;  and  he  healed  them :  inso- 
much that  the  multitude  wondered,  when  they  saw  the 
dumb  speaking,  the  maimed  whole,  and  the  lame  walking, 
and  the  blind  seeing:  and  they  glorified  the  God  of  Israel.7 

1.  Matt.  15  :  22-26.  4.  Mark  7  :  29-31.  6.  Mark  7  :  32-37. 

2.  Mark  7  :  27.  5.  Matt.  15  :  29.  7.  Matt.  15  :  30,  31. 

3.  Matt.  15  :  27,  28. 


Jesus  Warns  His  Disciples  Against  the  Pharisees.    83 


§55— JESUS   FEEDS   THE   FOUR   THOUSAND. 

In  those  days,  when  there  was  again  a  great  multitude, 
and  they  had  nothing  to  eat,  he  called  unto  him  his  disci- 
ples, and  saith  unto  them,  I  have  compassion  on  the  multi- 
tude, because  they  continue  with  me  now  three  days,  and 
have  nothing  to  eat:  and  if  I  send  them  away  fasting  to 
their  home,  they  will  faint  in  the  way ;  and  some  of  them 
are  come  from  far.  And  his  disciples  answered  him,  Whence 
shall  one  be  able  to  fill1  so  great  a  multitude2  with  bread 
here  in  a  desert  place  f  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  How 
many  loaves  have  ye  ?  And  they  said,  Seven,  and  a  few 
small  tishes.  And  he  commanded  the  multitude  to  sit  down 
on  the  ground ;  and  he  took  the  seven  loaves  and  the  fishes ; 
and  he  gave  thanks  and  brake,  and  gave  to  the  disciples, 
and  the  disciples  to  the  multitudes.4  [And  they  had  a  few 
small  fishes:  and  having  blessed  them,  he  commanded  to 
set  these  also  before  them.]  And  they  did  eat,  and  were 
filled:  and  they  took  up,  of  broken  pieces  that  remained 
over,  seven  baskets5  full.  And  they  that  did  eat  were  four 
thousand  men,  beside  women  and  children.  And  he  sent 
away  the  multitudes,  and  entered  into  the  boat,  and  came 
into  the  borders  of  Magadan6  [and]  Dalmanutha.7 

§56— JESUS   WARNS   HIS   DISCIPLES   AGAINST   THE 
LEAVEN    OF   THE   PHARISEES. 

And  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees  came,  and8  began  to  ques- 
tion with  him,9  and  tempting  him,  asked  him  to  shew  them  a 
sign  from  heaven.10  And  he  sighed  deeply  in  his  spirit.11  and 
said  unto  them,  When  it  is  evening,  ye  say,  It  will  be  fair 
weather  :  for  the  heaven  is  red.  And  in  the  morning,  It 
will  be  foul  weather  to-day  :  for  the  heaven  is  red  and  low- 
ring.     Ye  know  how  to  discern  the  face  of  the  heaven  ;  but 

1.  Mark  8  :  1-4.  5.  Mark  8  :  7,  8.  9.  Mark  8  :  11. 

2.  Matt.  15  :  33.  6.  Matt.  15  :  38,  39.  10.  Matt.  16 :  1. 

3.  Mark  8:  4.  7.  Mark  8  :  10.  *    11.  Mark  8  :  12. 

4.  Matt.  15  :  34-36.  8.  Matt.  16 :  1. 


84  A  Harmony  of  the   Gospels. 

ye  cannot  discern  the  signs  of  the  times.  An  evil  and  adul- 
terous generation  seeketh  after  a  sign  ;a  verily  I  say  unto 
you,2  There  shall  no  sign  be  given  unto  it  but  the  sign  of 
Jonah.3  And  he  left  them,  and  again  entering  into  the  boat 
departed  to  the  other  side.4 

And  the  disciples5  forgot  to  take  bread ;  and  they  had  not 
in  the  boat  with  them  more  than  one  loaf.6  And  Jesus  said 
unto  them,  Take  heed  and  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the 
Pharisees  and  Sadducees,7  and  the  leaven  of  Herod.  And 
they  reasoned  one  with  another,  saying,  We  have  no  bread. 
And  Jesus  perceiving  it  saith  unto  them,8  O  ye  of  little 
faith,9  why  reason  ye,  because  ye  have  no  bread  ?  do  ye 
not  yet  perceive,  neither  understand  ?  have  ye  your  heart 
hardened  ?  Having  eyes,  see  ye  not  ?  and  having  ears,  hear 
ye  not  ?  and  do  ye  not  remember  ?  When  I  brake  the  five 
loaves  among  the  five  thousand,  how  many  baskets  full  of 
broken  pieces  took  ye  up  ?  They  say  unto  him,  Twelve. 
And  when  the  seven10  loaves11  among  the  four  thousand,  how 
many  basketfuls  of  broken  pieces  took  ye  up  ?  And  they  say 
unto  him,  Seven.  And  he  said  unto  them,12  How  is  it  that 
ye  do  not  perceive  that  I  spake  not  to  you  concerning  bread  ? 
But  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees. 
Then  understood  they  how  that  he  bade  them  not  beware  of 
the  leaven  of  bread,  but  of  the  teaching  of  the  Pharisees  and 
Sadducees.13 

§57 — JESUS   HEALS   A   BLIND   MAN. 

And  they  come  unto  Bethsaida.  And  they  bring  to  him 
a  blind  man,  and  beseech  him  to  touch  him.  And  he  took 
hold  of  the  blind  man  by  the  hand,  and  brought  him  out  of 
the  village  ;  and  when  he  had  spit  on  his  eyes,  and  laid  hi3 
hands  upon  him,  he  asked  him,  Seest  thou  aught  ?  And  he 
looked  up,  and  said,  I  see  men  ;  for  I  behold  them  as  trees, 

1.  Matt.  16  :  2-4.  6.  Mark  8 :  14.  10.  Mark  8  :  17-20. 

2.  Mark  8:  12.  7.  Matt.  16:  6.  11.  Matt.  16:  10. 

3.  Matt.  16  :  4.  8.  Mark  8  :  15-17.  12.  Mark  8 :  20,  21 . 

4.  Mark  8 :  13.  0.  Matt.  14  :  8.  13.  Matt.  16 :  11,  12. 

5.  Matt.  16  :  5. 


Jesus  Foretells  His  Atonement  and  Exaltation.      85 

walking.  Then  again  he  laid  his  hands  upon  his  eyes  ;  and 
he  looked  stedfastly,  and  was  restored,  and  saw  all  things 
clearly.  And  he  sent  him  away  to  his  home,  saying,  Do 
not  even  enter  into  the  village.1 

§58 — JESUS   FORETELLS   HIS   ATONEMENT   AND 
EXALTATION. 

And  Jesus  went  forth,  and  his  disciples,  into  the  villages 
of  Csesarea  Philippi.2  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  pray- 
ing alone,  the  disciples  were  with  him  :  and  he  asked 
them,  saying,  Who  do  the  multitudes  say  that  I  am  ?  And 
they  answering  said,3  Some  say  John  the  Baptist ;  some, 
Elijah  :  and  others,  Jeremiah,  or4  that  one  of  the  old  pro- 
phets is  risen  again.  And  he  said  unto  them,  But  who  say  ye 
that  I  am  f  And  Simon  Peter  answered  and  said,  Thou  art 
the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living  God.  And  Jesus  answered 
and  said  unto  him,  Blessed  art  thou,  Simon  Bar- Jonah  :  for 
flesh  and  blood  hath  not  revealed  it  unto  thee,  but  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven.  And  I  also  say  unto  thee,  that  thou  art 
Peter,  and  upon  this  rock  I  will  build  my  church  ;  and  the 
gates  of  Hades  shall  not  prevail  against  it.  I  will  give  unto 
thee  the  keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven  :  and  whatsoever 
thou  shalt  bind  on  earth  shall  be  bound  in  heaven  :  and 
whatsoever  thou  shalt  loose  on  earth  shall  be  loosed  in 
heaven.  Then  charged  he  the  disciples  that  they  should 
tell  no  man  that  he  was  the  Christ. 

From  that  time  began  Jesus  to  shew  unto  his  disciples, 
how  that  he  must  go  unto  Jerusalem,  and  suffer  many 
things,6  and  be  rejected  by  the  elders,  and  the  chief  priests, 
and  the  scribes,  and  be  killed,  and  after  three  days  rise 
again.  And  he  spake  the  saying  openly.  And  Peter  took 
him,  and  began  to  rebuke  him,7  saying,  Be  it  far  from  thee, 
Lord  :  this  shall  never  be  unto  thee.  But  he  turned,  and 
said  unto  Peter,   Get  thee  behind  me,  Satan  :  thou  art  a 

6.  Matt.  16:  16-21. 

7.  Mark  8 :  31,  32. 


Mark  8 : 

22-26. 

4.  Matt.  16  :  14. 

Mark  8 : 

27. 

5.  Luke  9  :  19,  20. 

Luke  9 : 

;  18,  19. 

86  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

stumblingblock  unto  me  :  for  thou  mindest  not  the  things  of 
God,  but  the  things  of  men.1 

And  he  called  unto  him  the  multitude  with  his  disciples, 
and  said  unto  them,  If  any  man  would  come  after  me,  let 
him  deny  himself,  and  take  up  his  cross2  daily,3  and  follow 
me.  For  whosoever  would  save  his  life  shall  lose  it  ;  and 
whosoever  shall  lose  his  life  for  my  sake  and  the  gospel's 
shall  save  it.  For  what  doth  it  profit  a  man,  to  gain  the 
whole  world,  and  forfeit  his  life  ?  For  what  should  a  man 
give  in  exchange  for  his  life  ?  For  whosoever  shall  be 
ashamed  of  me  and  of  my  words  in  this  adulterous  and  sin- 
ful generation,  the  Son  of  man  also  shall  be  ashamed  of  him, 
when  he  cometh  in  the  glory  of  his  Father  with  the  holy 
angels,4  and  then  shall  he  render  unto  every  man  according 
to  his  deeds.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  There  be  some  of  them 
that  stand  here,  which  shall  in  no  wise  taste  of  death,  till 
they  see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  his  kingdom5  [till  they 
see  the  kingdom  of  God  come  with  power6]. 

i 

§  59 — THE   TRANSFIGURATION. 

And  it  came  to  pass  about  eight  days  after  these  sayings, 
he  took  with  him  Peter  and  John  and  James,  and  went  up 
into7  a  high  mountain  apart  by  themselves,8  to  pray,9  and  he 
was  transfigured  before  them.10  And  as  he  was  praying,  the 
fashion  of  his  countenance  was  altered,11  and  his  face  did 
shine  as  the  sun,12  and  his  garments  became  glistering, 
exceeding  white  ;  so  as  no  fuller  on  earth  can  whiten 
them.13  And  behold,  there  talked  with  him  two  men,  which 
were  Moses  and  Elijah  ;  who  appeared  in  glory,  and  spake 
of  his  decease  which  he  was  about  to  accomplish  at  Jeru- 
salem. Now  Peter  and  they  that  were  with  him  were  heavy 
with  sleep  :  but  when  they  were  fully  awake,  they  saw  his 
glory,  and  the  two  men  that  stood  with  him.     And  it  came 

1.  Matt.  16  :  22,  23.  6.  Mark  9  :  1.  10.  Mark  9  :  2. 

2.  Mark  8  :  34.  7.  Luke  !) :  28.  11.  Luke  9 :  29. 

3.  Luke  9  :  23.  8.  Mark  9  :  2.  12.  Matt.  17  :  2. 

4.  Mark  8  :  34-38.  9.  Luke  9  :  28.  13.  Mark  9  :  3. 

5.  Matt.  16  ;  27,  28. 


The  Transfiguration.  87 

to  pass,  as  they  were  parting  from  him,  Peter  said  unto 
Jesus,  Master,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here  :  and  let  us  make 
three  tabernacles  ;  one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses,  and  one 
for  Elijah  :  not  knowing  what  he  said.1  While  he  was  yet 
speaking,  behold,  a  bright  cloud  overshadowed  them  :2  and 
they  feared  as  they  entered  into  the  cloud  :3  and  behold  a 
voice  out  of  the  cloud,  saying,  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in 
whom  I  am  well  pleased  ;  hear  ye  him.  And  when  the 
disciples  heard  it,  they  fell  on  their  face,  and  were  sore 
afraid.  And  Jesus  came  and  touched  them  and  said,  Arise, 
and  be  not  afraid.4  And  suddenly  looking  round  about, 
they  saw  no  one  any  more,  save  Jesus  only  with  themselves. 
And  as  they  were  coming  down  from  the  mountain,  he 
charged  them  that  they  should  tell  no  man  what  things  they 
had  seen,  save  when  the  Son  of  man  should  have  risen 
again  from  the  dead.  And  they  kept  the  saying,  questioning 
among  themselves  what  the  rising  again  from  the  dead 
should  mean.  And  they  asked  him,  saying,  The  scribes  say 
that  Elijah  must  first  come.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Elijah 
indeed  cometh  first,  and  restoreth  all  things  :  and  how  is  it 
written  of  the  Son  of  man,  that  he  should  suffer  many 
things  and  be  set  at  nought  f  But  I  say  unto  you,  that 
Elijah  is  come  already,  and  they  knew  him  not,  but  did  unto 
him  whatsoever  they  listed,6  even  as  it  is  written  of  him.7 
Even  so  shall  the  Son  of  man  also  suffer  of  them.  Then 
understood  the  disciples  that  he  spake  unto  them  of  John 
the  Baptist.8  And  they  held  their  peace,  and  told  no  man 
in  those  days  any  of  the  things  which  they  had  seen.9 

1.  Luke  9:  30-33.  4.  Matt.  17 :  5-7.  7.  Mark  9  :  13. 

2.  Matt.  17 :  5.  5.  Mark  9 :  8-12.  8.  Matt.  17  :  12,  13. 

3.  Luke  9  :  34.  6.  Matt.  17 :  12-  9.  Luke  8  :  36. 


88  A  Harmony  of  the  Gos})els. 

§60 — JESUS   CASTS  A  DUMB   AND   DEAF   SPIRIT 
OUT   OF   A   CHILD. 

And  it.  came  to  pass,  on  the  next  day,  when  they  were 
come  down  from  the  mountain,1  when  they  came  to  the 
disciples,  they  saw  a  great  multitude  about  them,  and  scribes 
questioning  with  them.  And  straightway  all  the  multitude, 
when  they  saw  him,  were  greatly  amazed,  and  running  to 
him  saluted  him.  And  he  asked  them,  What  question  ye 
with  them  ?  And  one  of  the  multitude  answered  him,2 
Master,  I  beseech  thee  to  look  upon  my  son  ;  for  he  is  mine 
only  child  :3  [for  he  is  epileptic,  and  suffereth  grievously  : 
for  oft-times  he  falleth  into  the  tire,  and  oft-times  into  the 
water,4]  which  hath  a  dumb  spirit ;  and  wheresoever  it  taketh 
him,  it  dasheth  him  down  :  and  he  foameth,  and  grindeth 
his  teeth,  and  pineth  away  :5  and  it  hardly  departeth  from 
him,  bruising  him  sorely.  And  I  besought  thy  disciples,0 
that  they  should  cast  it  out  ;  and  they  were  not  able.  „  And 
he  answereth  them  and  saith,  O  faithless  generation,  how 
long  shall  I  be  with  you  ?  how  long  shall  I  bear  with  you  ? 
bring  him  unto  me.  And  they  brought  him  unto  him  :  and 
when  he  saw  him,  straightway  the  spirit  tare  him  grievously  ; 
and  he  fell  on  the  ground,  and  wallowed  foaming.  And  he 
asked  his  father,  How  long  time  is  it  since  this  hath  come 
unto  him  ?  And  he  said,  From  a  child.  And  oft-times  it 
hath  cast  him  both  into  the  fire  and  into  the  waters,  to 
destroy  him  :  but  if  thou  canst  do  anything,  have  compas- 
sion on  us,  and  help  us.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  If  thou 
canst !  All  things  are  possible  to  him  that  believeth. 
Straightway  the  father  of  the  child  cried  out,  and  said,  I 
believe  ;  help  thou  mine  unbelief.  And  when  Jesus  saw 
that  a  multitude  came  running  together,  he  rebuked  the  un- 
clean spirit,  saying  unto  him,  Thou  dumb  and  deaf  spirit,  I 
command  thee,  come  out  of  him,  and  enter  no  more  into 
him.     And  having  cried  out,  and  torn  him   much,  he  came 

1.  Luke  9  :  37.  3.  Luke  9  :  38.  5.  Mark  9 :  17,  18. 

2.  Mark  9 :  14-17.  4.  Matt.  17  :  15.  6.  Luke  9  :  39. 


Jesus  Foretells  His  Death.  89 

out :  and  the  child  became  as  one  dead  ;  insomuch  that  the 
more  part  said,  He  is  dead.1  But  Jesus  rebuked  the  unclean 
spirit  and  healed  the  boy,  and2  took  him  by  the  hand  and 
raised  him  up  ;  and  he  arose,3  and  [Jesus]  gave  him  back  to 
his  father,  and  they  were  all  astonished  at  the  majesty  of 
God.4  And  when  he  was  come  into  the  house,  his  disciples 
asked  him  privately,  saying,  We  could  not  cast  it  out.  And 
he  said  unto  them,  This  kind  can  come  out  by  nothing,  save 
by  prayer.5 

[Then  came  the  disciples  to  Jesus  apart,  and  said,  Why 
could  we  not  cast  it  out  ?  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Because 
of  your  little  faith  :  for  verily  I  say  unto  you,  If  ye  have 
faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  ye  shall  say  unto  this 
mountain,  Remove  hence  to  yonder  place  ;  and  it  shall 
remove  ;  and  nothing  shall  be  impossible  unto  you.6] 

§  61 — JESUS  FORETELLS  HIS  DEATH,  PAYS  THE  TRI- 
BUTE MONEY,  AND  TEACHES  HUMILITY,  FOR- 
BEARANCE  AND    BROTHERLY   LOVE. 

And  they  went  forth  from  thence,  and  passed  through 
Galilee  ;  and  he  would  not  that  any  man  should  know  it.7 

But  while  all  were  marvelling  at  all  the  things  which  he 
did,  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  Let  these  words  sink  into 
your  ears  :8  The  Son  of  man  is  delivered  up  into  the  hands 
of  men,  and  they  shall  kill  him  ;  and  when  he  is  killed, 
after  three  days  he  shall  rise  again.9  And  they  were  exceed- 
ing sorry.10 

But  they  understood  not  this  saying,  and  it  was  concealed 
from  them,  that  they  should  not  perceive  it  :  and  they  were 
afraid  to  ask  him  about  this  saying.11  And  they  came  to 
Capernaum.12 

And  when  they  were  come  to  Capernaum,  they  that 
received  the  half-shekel  came  to  Peter,  and  said.  Doth  not 
your  master  pay  the    half-shekel?     He   saith,  Yea.     And 


1. 

Mark  9 : 

13-26. 

6. 

Mark  9  :  28,  29. 

9. 

Mark  9  : 

31. 

2. 

Luke  9 : 

42. 

6. 

Matt.  17  :  19,  20. 

10. 

Matt.  17 

:  23. 

3. 

Mark  9 : 

27. 

7. 

Mark  9  :  30. 

1L 

Luke  9  : 

45. 

4. 

Luke  9 : 

42,  43. 

8. 

Luke  9  :  43,  44. 

7 

12. 

Mark  9  : 

33. 

90  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

when  he  came  into  the  house,  Jesus  spake  first  to  him,  say- 
ing, What  thinkest  thou,  Simon  ?  the  kings  of  the  earth, 
from  whom  do  they  receive  toll  or  tribute  ?  from  their  sons, 
or  from  strangers  ?  And  when  he  said,  From  strangers, 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  Therefore  the  sons  are  free.  But,  lest 
we  cause  them  to  stumble,  go  thou  to  the  sea,  and  cast  a 
hook,  and  take  up  the  fish  that  first  cometh  up  ;  and  when 
thou  hast  opened  his  mouth,  thou  shalt  find  a  shekel :  that 
take,  and  give  unto  them  for  me  and  thee.1 

And  there  arose  a  reasoning  among  them,  which  of  them 
should  be  greatest,2  and  when  he  was  in  the  house  he  asked 
them,  What  were  ye  reasoning  in  the  way  ?  But  they  held 
their  peace  :  for  they  had  disputed  one  with  another  in  the 
way,  who  was  the  greatest.  And  he  sat  down,  and  called  the 
twelve  ;  and  he  saith  unto  them,  If  any  man  would  be  first, 
he  shall  be  last  of  all,  and  minister  of  all.  And  he  took  a 
little  child,  and  set  him  in  the  midst  of  them  :  and  taking  him 
in  his  arms,  he  said  unto  them,3  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
Except  ye  turn,  and  become  as  little  children,  ye  shall  in  no 
wise  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  Whosoever  there- 
fore shall  humble  himself  as  this  little  child,  the  same  is  the 
greatest  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  And  whoso  shall  receive 
one  such  little  child  in  my  name  receiveth  me,4  and  whoso- 
ever receiveth  me,  receiveth  not  me,  but  him  that  sent  me,5 
for  he  that  is  least  among  you  all,  the  same  is  great.6 

John  said  unto  him,  Master,  we  saw  one  casting  out  devils 
in  thy  name  :  and  we  forbade  him,  because  he  followed  not 
us.  But  Jesus  said,  Forbid  him  not :  for  there  is  no  man 
which  shall  do  a  mighty  work  in  my  name,  and  be  able 
quickly  to  speak  evil  of  me.  For  he  that  is  not  against  us  is 
for  us.  For  whosoever  shall  give  you  a  cup  of  water  to 
drink,  because  ye  are  Christ's,  verily  I  say  unto  you,  he 
shall  in  no  wise  lose  his  reward.  And  whosoever  shall  cause 
one  of  these  little  ones  that  believe  on  me  to  stumble,  it 
were  better  for  him  if  a  great  millstone  were  hanged  about 
his  neck,7  and  that  he  should  be  sunk  in  the  depth  of  the 

1.  Matt.  17  :  24-27.  4.  Matt.  18  :  3-5.  6.  Luke  9 :  48. 

2.  Luke  9  :  46.  6.  Mark  8  :  37.  7.  Mark  9  :  38-42. 

3.  Mark  9  :  33-36. 


Jesus  Teaches  Brotherly  Love.  91 

sea.  Woe  unto  the  world  because  of  occasions  of  stumbling  ! 
for  it  must  needs  be  that  the  occasions  come  ;  but  woe  to 
that  man  through  whom  the  occasion  cometh  !  And  if  thy 
hand  or  thy  foot  causeth  thee  to  stumble,  cut  it  off,  and  cast 
it  from  thee  :  it  is  good  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  maimed  or 
halt,  rather  than  having  two  hands  or  two  feet  to  be  cast  into 
the  eternal  fire.1  And  if  thy  foot  cause  thee  to  stumble,  cut 
it  off :  it  is  good  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  halt,  rather  than 
having  thy  two  feet  to  be  cast  into  hell.  And  if  thine  eye 
cause  thee  to  stumble,2  pluck  it  out  and  cast  it  from  thee  :3  it 
is  good  for  thee  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  with  one 
eye,  rather  than  having  two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  hell  ;  where 
their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the  fire  is  not  quenched.  For 
every  one  shall  be  salted  with  fire.  Salt  is  good  :  but  if  the 
salt  have  lost  its  saltness,  wherewith  will  ye  season  it  1  Have 
salt  in  yourselves,  and  be  at  peace  one  with  another.4 

See  that  ye  despise  not  one  of  these  little  ones  ;  for  I  say 
unto  you,  that  in  heaven  their  angels  do  always  behold  the 
face  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  How  think  ye  ?  if 
any  man  have  a  hundred  sheep,  and  one  of  them  be  gone 
astray,  doth  he  not  leave  the  ninety  and  nine,  and  go  unto 
the  mountains,  and  seek  that  which  goeth  astray  ?  And  if  so 
be  that  he  find  it,  verily  I  say  unto  you,  he  rejoiceth  over  it 
more  than  over  the  ninety  and  nine  which  have  not  gone 
astray.  Even  so  it  is  not  the  will  of  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven,  that  one  of  these  little  ones  should  perish. 

And  if  thy  brother  sin  against  thee,  go,  shew  him  his 
fault  between  thee  and  him  alone  :  if  he  hear  thee,  thou 
hast  gained  thy  brother.  But  if  he  hear  thee  not,  take  with 
thee  one  or  two  more,  that  at  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses  or 
three  every  word  may  be  established.  And  if  he  refuse  to 
hear  them,  tell  it  unto  the  church  ;  and  if  he  refuse  to  hear 
the  church  also,  let  him  be  unto  thee  as  the  Gentile  and  the 
publican.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  What  things  soever  ye 
shall  bind  on  earth  shall  be  bound  in  heaven  :  and  what 
things  soever  ye  shall  loose  on  earth  shall  be  loosed  in 
heaven.     Again  I   say  unto  you,   that  if  two  of  you   shall 

1.  Matt.  18  :  6-S.  3.  Matt.  18:  9.  4.  Mark  9 :  47-50. 

2.  Mark  9  :  45-47. 


92  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

agree  on  earth  as  touching  anything  that  they  shall  ask,  it 
shall  be  done  for  them  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 
For  where  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  my  name, 
there  am  I  in  the  midst  of  them.1 

§62 — THE   PARABLE    OF   THE   KING    AND    HIS 

SERVANTS. 

Then  came  Peter,  and  said  to  him,  Lord,  how  oft  shall  my 
brother  sin  against  me,  and  I  forgive  him  ?  until  seven 
times  ?  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  say  not  unto  thee,  Until 
seven  times  ;  but,  Until  seventy  times  seven.  Therefore  is 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  likened  unto  a  certain  king,  which 
would  make  a  reckoning  with  his  servants.  And  when  he 
had  begun  to  reckon,  one  was  brought  unto  him,  which 
owed  him  ten  thousand  talents.  But  forasmuch  as  he  had 
not  wherewith  to  pay,  his  lord  commanded  him  to  be  sold, 
and  his  wife,  and  children,  and  all  that  he  had,  and  payment 
to  be  made.  The  servant  therefore  fell  down  and  worshipped 
him,  saying,  Lord,  have  patience  with  me,  and  I  will  pay 
thee  all.  And  the  lord  of  that  servant,  being  moved  with 
compassion,  released  him,  and  forgave  him  the  debt.  But 
that  servant  went  out,  and  found  one  of  his  fellow-servants, 
which  owed  him  a  hundred  pence  :  and  he  laid  hold  on  him, 
and  took  him  by  the  throat,  saying,  Pay  what  thou  owest. 
So  his  fellow-servant  fell  down  and  besought  him,  saying, 
Have  patience  with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee.  And  he  would 
not :  but  went  and  cast  him  into  prison,  till  he  should  pay 
that  which  was  due.  So  when  his  fellow-servants  saw  what 
was  done,  they  were  exceeding  sorry,  and  came  and  told  unto 
their  lord  all  that  was  done.  Then  his  lord  called  him  unto 
him,  and  saith  to  him,  Thou  wicked  servant,  I  forgave  thee 
all  that  debt,  because  thou  besoughtest  me  :  shouldest  not 
thou  also  have  had  mercy  on  thy  fellow-servant,  even  as  I 
had  mercy  on  thee?  And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and  delivered 
him  to  the  tormentors,  till  he  should  pay  all  that  was  due. 
So  shall  also  my  heavenly  Father  do  unto  you,  if  ye  forgive 
not  everyone  his  brother  from  your  hearts." 

1.  Matt  18  :  10-20.  2.  Matt.  18 :  21-35. 


Jesus  Teaches  Publicly  in  the  Temple.  93 


§  63 — JESUS   TEACHES   PUBLICLY   IN   THE   TEMPLE. 

[And  after  these  things  Jesus  walked  in  Galilee  :  for  he 
would  not  walk  in  Judsea,  because  the  Jews  sought  to  kill 
him.] 

Now  the  feast  of  the  Jews,  the  feast  of  tabernacles,  was  at 
hand.  His  brethren  therefore  said  unto  him,  Depart  hence, 
and  go  into  Judsea,  that  thy  disciples  also  may  behold  thy 
works  which  thou  doest.  For  no  man  doeth  anything  in 
secret,  and  himself  seeketh  to  be  known  openly.  If  thou 
doest  these  things,  manifest  thyself  to  the  world.  For  even 
his  brethren  did  not  believe  on  him.  Jesus  therefore  saith 
unto  them,  My  time  is  not  yet  come  ;  but  your  time  is  alway 
ready.  The  world  cannot  hate  you  ;  but  me  it  hateth, 
because  I  testify  of  it,  that  its  works  are  evil.  Go  ye  up 
unto  the  feast :  I  go  not  up  yet  unto  this  feast  ;  because  my 
time  is  not  yet  fulfilled.  And  having  said  these  things  unto 
them,  he  abode  still  in  Galilee. 

But  when  his  brethren  were  gone  up  unto  the  feast,  then 
went  he  also  up,  not  publicly,  but  as  it  were  in  secret.  The 
Jews  therefore  sought  him  at  the  feast,  and  said,  Where  is 
he  ?  And  there  was  much  murmuring  among  the  multitudes 
concerning  him  :  some  said,  He  is  a  good  man  ;  others  said, 
Not  so,  but  he  leadeth  the  multitude  astray.  Howbeit  no 
man  spake  openly  of  him  for  fear  of  the  Jews. 

But  when  it  was  now  the  midst  of  the  feast  Jesus  went  up 
into  the  temple,  and  taught.  The  Jews  therefore  marvelled, 
saying,  How  knoweth  this  man  letters,  having  never  learned? 
Jesus  therefore  answered  them,  and  said,  My  teaching  is  not 
mine,  but  his  that  sent  me.  If  any  man  willeth  to  do  his 
will,  he  shall  know  of  the  teaching,  whether  it  be  of  God,  or 
whether  I  speak  from  myself.  He  that  speaketh  from  him- 
self, seeketh  his  own  glory  :  but  he  that  seeketh  the  glory 
of  him  that  sent  him,  the  same  is  true,  and  no  unrighteous- 
ness is  in  him.  Did  not  Moses  give  you  the  law,  and  yet 
none  of  you  doeth  the  law  ?  Why  seek  ye  to  kill  me  ?  The 
multitude  answered,  Thou  hast  a  devil :  who  seeketh  to  kill1 

1.  John  7  :  1-  20. 


94  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

thee  ?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  I  did  one  work, 
and  ye  all  marvel.  For  this  cause  hath  Moses  given  you 
circumcision  (not  that  it  is  of  Moses,  but  of  the  fathers);  and 
on  the  sabbath  ye  circumcise  a  man.  If  a  man  receiveth 
circumcision  on  the  sabbath,  that  the  law  of  Moses  may  not 
be  broken  ;  are  ye  wroth  with  me,  because  I  made  a  man 
every  whit  whole  on  the  sabbath  ?  Judge  not  according  to 
appearance,  but  judge  righteous  judgement. 

Some  therefore  of  them  of  Jerusalem  said,  Is  not  this  he 
whom  they  seek  to  kill  ?  And  lo,  he  speaketh  openly,  and 
they  say  nothing  unto  him.  Can  it  be  that  the  rulers  indeed 
know  that  this  is  the  Christ?  Howbeit  we  know  this  man 
whence  he  is :  but  when  the  Christ  cometh,  no  one  knoweth 
whence  he  is.  Jesus  therefore  cried  in  the  temple,  teaching 
and  saying,  Ye  both  know  me,  and  know  whence  I  am ;  and 
I  am  not  come  of  myself,  but  he  that  sent  me  is  true,  whom 
ye  know  not.  I  know  him  ;  because  I  am  from  him,  and  he 
sent  me.  They  sought  therefore  to  take  him  :  and  no  man 
laid  his  hand  on  him,  because  his  hour  was  not  yet  come.  But 
of  the  multitude  many  believed  on  him  ;  and  they  said, 
When  the  Christ  shall  come,  will  he  do  more  signs  than 
those  which  this  man  hath  done?  The  Pharisees  heard  the 
multitude  murmuring  these  things  concerning  him ;  and  the 
chief  priests  and  Pharisees  sent  officers  to  take  him.  Jesus 
therefore  said,  Yet  a  little  while  am  I  with  you,  and  I  go 
unto  him  that  sent  me.  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not 
find  me :  and  where  I  am,  ye  cannot  come.  The  Jews  there- 
fore said  among  themselves,  Whither  will  this  man  go  that 
we  shall  not  find  him  ?  will  he  go  unto  the  Dispersion  among 
the  Greeks,  and  teach  the  Greeks?  What  is  this  word  that 
he  said,  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find  me :  and  where  I 
am,  ye  cannot  come  ? 

Now  on  the  last  day,  the  great  day  of  the  feast,  Jesus 
stood  and  cried,  saying,  If  any  man  thirst,  let  him  come 
unto  me,  and  drink.  He  that  believeth  on  me,  as  the  Scrip- 
ture hath  said,  out  of  his  belly  shall  flow  rivers  of  living 
water.     But  this  spake  he  of  the  Spirit,  which  they  that1 

1.  John  7  :  21-39. 


The    Woman  Taken  in  Adultery.  95 

believed  on  him  were  to  receive  ;  for  the  Spirit  was  not  yet 
given ;  because  Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified.  Some  of  the  multi- 
tude therefore,  when  they  heard  these  words,  said,  This  is 
of  a  truth  the  prophet.  Others  said,  This  is  the  Christ. 
But  some  said,  What,  doth  the  Christ  come  out  of  Galilee  ? 
Hath  not  the  scripture  said  that  the  Christ  cometh  of  the 
seed  of  David,  and  from  Bethlehem,  the  village  where 
David  was  ?  So  there  arose  a  division  in  the  multitude 
because  of  him.  And  some  of  them  would  have  taken  him ; 
but  no  man  laid  hands  on  him. 

The  officers  therefore  came  to  the  chief  priests  and  Phari- 
sees ;  and  they  said  unto  them,  Why  did  ye  not  bring  him? 
The  officers  answered,  Never  man  so  spake.  The  Pharisees 
therefore  answered  them,  Are  ye  also  led  astray?  Hath  any 
of  the  rulers  believed  on  him,  or  of  the  Pharisees?  But 
this  multitude  which  knoweth  not  the  law  are  accursed. 
Nicodemus  saith  unto  them  (he  that  came  to  him  before, 
being  one  of  them),  Doth  our  law  judge  a  man,  except  it 
first  hear  from  himself  and  know  what  he  doeth?  They 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  also  of  Galilee? 
Search,  and  see  that  out  of  Galilee  ariseth  no  prophet. 

[And  they  went  every  man  unto  his  own  house  :a  but 
Jesus  went  unto  the  mount  of  Olives.2 

§64 — THE    WOMAN   TAKEN   IN   ADULTERY  BROUGHT 
TO   JESUS.* 

And  early  in  the  morning  he  came  again  into  the  temple, 
and  all  the  people  came  unto  him  ;  and  he  sat  down,  and 
taught  them.  And  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  bring  a 
woman  taken  in  adultery ;  and  having  set  her  in  the  midst, 
they  say  unto  him,  Master,  this  woman  hath  been  taken  in 
adultery,  in  the  very  act.  Now  in  the  law  Moses  commanded 
us  to  stone  such :  what  then  sayst  thou  of  her  ?  And  this 
they  said,  tempting  him,  that  they  might  have  whereof  to 
accuse  him.     But  Jesus  stooped  down,  and  with  his  finger 

1.  John  7  :  40-53.  2.  John  8  :  1. 

*  John  7  :  53  lo  John  8  :  11  is  omitted  in  most  ancient  versions. 


96  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

wrote  on  the  ground.  But  when  they  continued  asking 
him,  he  lifted  up  himself,  and  said  unto  them,  He  that  is 
without  sin  among  you,  let  him  first  cast  a  stone  at  her. 
And  again  he  stooped  down,  and  with  his  finger  wrote  on 
the  ground.  And  they,  when  they  heard  it,  went  out  one 
by  one,  beginning  from  the  eldest,  even  unto  the  last :  and 
Jesus  was  left  alone,  and  the  woman,  where  she  was,  in  the 
midst.  And  Jesus  lifted  up  himself,  and  said  unto  her, 
"Woman,  where  are  they  1  did  no  man  condemn  thee  ?  And 
she  said,  No  man,  Lord.  And  Jesus  said,  Neither  do  I 
condemn  thee:  go  thy  way:  from  henceforth  sin  no  more.1] 


§  65 — JESUS   PROCLAIMS   HIMSELF   THE    SON   OF   GOD 
AND   REBUKES   THE   UNBELIEVING  JEWS. 

Again  therefore  Jesus  spake  unto  them,  saying,  I  am  the 
light  of  the  world  :  he  that  folio weth  me  shall  not  walk  in 
the  darkness,  but  shall  have  the  light  of  life.  The  Pharisees 
therefore  said  unto  him,  Thou  bearest  witness  of  thyself  ; 
thy  witness  is  not  true.  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Even  if  I  bear  witness  of  myself,  my  witness  is  true  ; 
for  1  know  whence  I  came,  and  whither  I  go  ;  but  ye  know 
not  whence  I  come,  or  whither  I  go.  Ye  judge  after  the 
flesh  ;  I  judge  no  man.  Yea  and  if  I  judge,  my  judgement 
is  true  ;  for  I  am  not  alone,  but  I  and  the  Father  that  sent 
me.  Yea  and  in  your  law  it  is  written,  that  the  witness  of 
two  men  is  true.  I  am  he  that  beareth  witness  of  myself, 
and  the  Father  that  sent  me  beareth  witness  of  me.  They 
said  therefore  unto  him,  Where  is  thy  Father  ?  Jesus 
answered,  Ye  know  neither  me,  nor  my  Father  :  if  ye  knew 
me,  ye  would  know  my  Father  also.  These  words  spake  he 
in  the  treasury,  as  he  taught  in  the  temple  :  and  no  man 
took  him  ;  because  his  hour  was  not  yet  come. 

He  said  therefore  again  unto  them,  I  go  away,  and  ye  shall 
seek  me,  and  shall  die  in  your  sin  :  whither  I  go,  ye  cannot 
come.     The  Jews  therefore  said,  Will  he  kill  himself,  that'2 

1.  John  8:  2-11.  2.  John  8  :  12-22. 


Jesus  Rebukes  the  Unbelieving  Jews.  97 

he  saith,  Whither  I  go,  ye  cannot  come  ?  And  he  said  unto 
them,  Ye  are  from  beneath ;  I  am  from  above :  ye  are  of 
this  world  ;  I  am  not  of  this  world.  I  said  therefore  unto 
you,  that  ye  shall  die  in  your  sins  :  for  except  ye  believe 
that  I  am  Tie,  ye  shall  die  in  your  sins.  They  said  therefore 
unto  him,  Who  art  thou  ?  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Even  that 
which  I  have  also  spoken  unto  you  from  the  beginning.  I 
have  many  things  to  speak  and  to  judge  concerning  you  : 
howbeit  he  that  sent  me  is  true ;  and  the  things  which  I 
heard  from  him,  these  speak  I  unto  the  world.  They  per- 
ceived not  that  he  spake  to  them  of  the  Father.  Jesus 
therefore  said,  When  ye  have  lifted  up  the  Son  of  man,  then 
shall  ye  know  that  1  am  he,  and  that  I  do  nothing  of  myself, 
but  as  the  Father  taught  me,  I  speak  these  things.  And  he 
that  sent  me  is  with  me ;  he  hath  not  left  me  alone  ;  for  I 
do  always  the  things  that  are  pleasing  to  him.  As  he  spake 
these  things,  many  believed  on  him. 

Jesus  therefore  said  to  those  Jews  which  had  believed 
him,  If  ye  abide  in  my  word,  then  are  ye  truly  my  disciples ; 
and  ye  shall  know  the  truth,  and  the  truth  shall  make  you 
free.  They  answered  unto  him,  We  be  Abraham's  seed, 
and  have  never  yet  been  in  bondage  to  any  man :  how  sayest 
thou,  Ye  shall  be  made  free  ?  Jesus  answered  them,  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Every  one  that  committeth  sin  is  the 
bondservant  of  sin.  And  the  bondservant  abideth  not  in 
the  house  for  ever :  the  son  abideth  for  ever.  If  therefore 
the  Son  shall  make  you  free,  ye  shall  be  free  indeed.  I 
know  that  ye  are  Abraham's  seed ;  yet  ye  seek  to  kill  me, 
because  my  word  hath  not  free  course  in  you.  I  speak 
the  things  which  I  have  seen  with  my  Father :  and  ye  also 
do  the  things  which  ye  heard  from  your  father.  They 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  Our  father  is  Abraham. 
Jesus  saith  unto  them,  If  ye  were  Abraham's  children,  ye 
would  do  the  works  of  Abraham.  But  now  ye  seek  to  kill 
me,  a  man  that  hath  told  you  the  truth,  which  I  heard  from 
God:  this  did  not  Abraham.  Ye  do  the  works  of  your 
father.1     They  said  unto  him,  We  were  not  born  of  fornica- 

1.  John  8 :  22-41. 


98  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

tion  ;  we  have  one  Father,  even  God.  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
If  God  were  your  Father,  ye  would  love  me :  for  I  came 
forth  and  am  come  from  God  ;  for  neither  have  I  come  of 
myself,  but  he  sent  me.  Why  do  ye  not  understand  my 
speech?  Even  because  ye  cannot  hear  my  word.  Ye  are 
of  your  father  the  devil,  and  the  lusts  of  your  father  it  is 
your  will  to  do.  He  was  a  murderer  from  the  beginning, 
and  stood  not  in  the  truth,  because  there  is  no  truth  in  him. 
When  he  speak eth  a  lie,  he  speaketh  of  his  own:  for  he  is  a 
liar,  and  the  father  thereof.  But  because  I  say  the  truth, 
ye  believe  me  not.  Which  of  you  convicteth  me  of  sin?  If 
I  say  truth,  why  do  ye  not  believe  me?  He  that  is  of  God 
heareth  the  words  of  God :  for  this  cause  ye  hear  them  not, 
because  ye  are  not  of  God.  The  Jews  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  Say  we  not  well  that  thou  art  a  Samaritan,  and 
hast  a  devil?  Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a  devil;  but  I 
honour  my  Father,  and  ye  dishonour  me.  But  1  seek  not 
mine  own  glory:  there  is  one  that  seeketh  and  judgeth. 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  If  a  man  keep  my  word,  he 
shall  never  see  death.  The  Jews  said  unto  him,  Now  we 
know  that  thou  hast  a  devil.  Abraham  is  dead,  and  the 
prophets ;  and  thou  sayest,  If  a  man  keep  my  word,  he  shall 
never  taste  of  death.  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father 
Abraham,  which  is  dead  ?  and  the  prophets  are  dead :  whom 
makest  thou  thyself?  Jesus  answered,  If  I  glorify  myself, 
my  glory  is  nothing :  it  is  my  Father  that  glorifieth  me ;  of 
whom  ye  say,  that  he  is  your  God ;  and  ye  have  not  known 
him  :  but  I  know  him  ;  and  if  I  should  say,  I  know  him  not, 
I  shall  be  like  unto  you,  a  liar :  but  I  know  him,  and  keep 
his  word.  Your  father  Abraham  rejoiced  to  see  my  day ; 
and  he  saw  it,  and  was  glad.  The  Jews  therefore  said  unto 
him,  Thou  art  not  yet  fifty  years  old,  and  hast  thou  seen 
Abraham?  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  Before  Abraham  was,  I  am.  They  took  up  stones 
therefore  to  cast  at  him :  but  Jesus  hid  himself,  and  went 
out  of  the  temple.1 

1.  John  S  :  41-59. 


Jesus  Gives  Sight  to  a  Jfan  Bom  Blind.         99 

§66 — JESUS   GIVES   SIGHT   TO   A   MAN   BORN   BLIND. 

And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw  a  man  blind  from  his  birth. 
And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying,  Rabbi,  who  did  sin,  this 
man,  or  his  parents,  that  he  should  be  born  blind  ?  Jesus 
answered,  Neither  did  this  man  sin,  nor  his  parents:  but  that 
the  works  of  God  should  be  made  manifest  in  him.  We  must 
work  the  works  of  him  that  sent  me,  while  it  is  day  :  the 
night  cometh,  when  no  man  can  work.  When  I  am  in  the 
world,  I  am  the  light  of  the  world.  When  he  had  thus 
spoken,  he  spat  on  the  ground,  and  made  clay  of  the  spittle, 
and  anointed  his  eyes  with  the  clay,  and  said  unto  him,  Go, 
wash  in  the  pool  of  Siloam  (which  is  by  interpretation,  Sent). 
He  went  away  therefore,  and  washed,  and  came  seeing.  The 
neighbours  therefore,  and  they  which  saw  him  aforetime,  that 
he  was  a  beggar,  said,  Is  not  this  he  that  sat  and  begged  ? 
Others  said,  It  is  he  :  others  said,  No,  but  he  is  like  him.  He 
said,  I  am  he.  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  How  then  were 
thine  eyes  opened  ?  He  answered,  The  man  that  is  called 
Jesus  made  clay,  and  anointed  mine  eyes,  and  said  unto  me, 
Go  to  Siloam,  and  wash  :  so  I  went  away  and  washed,  and  I 
received  sight.  And  they  said  unto  him,  Where  is  he  ?  He 
said,  I  know  not. 

They  bring  to  the  Pharisees  him  that  aforetime  was  blind. 
Now  it  was  the  sabbath  on  the  day  when  Jesus  made  the 
clay,  and  opened  his  eyes.  Again  therefore  the  Pharisees 
also  asked  him  how  he  received  his  sight.  And  he  said  unto 
them,  He  put  clay  upon  mine  eyes,  and  I  washed,  and  do 
see.  Some  therefore  of  the  Pharisees  said,  This  man  is  not 
from  God,  because  he  keepeth  not  the  sabbath.  But  others 
said,  How  can  a  man  that  is  a  sinner  do  such  signs  ?  And 
there  was  a  division  among  them.  They  say  therefore  unto 
the  blind  man  again,  What  sayest  thou  of  him,  in  that  he 
opened  thine  eyes  ?  And  he  said,  He  is  a  prophet.  The 
Jews  therefore  did  not  believe  concerning  him,  that  he  had 
been  blind,  and  had  received  his  sight,  until  they  called  the 
parents  of  him  that  had  received  his  sight,  and  asked  them, 
saying,  Is  this  your  son,  who  ye  say  was  born  blind  ?  how 
then  doth  he  now  see  ?     His  parents  answered  and  said,  We1 

1.  John  9  :  1-20. 


100  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

know  that  this  is  our  son,  and  that  he  was  born  blind  :  but 
how  he  now  seeth,  we  know  not;  or  who  opened  his  eyes,  we 
know  not :  ask  him  ;  he  is  of  age  ;  he  shall  speak  for  himself. 
These  things  said  his  parents,  because  they  feared  the  Jews : 
for  the  Jews  had  agreed  already,  that  if  any  man  should  con- 
fess him  to  be  Christ,  he  should  be  put  out  of  the  synagogue. 
Therefore  said  his  parents,  He  is  of  age  ;  ask  him.  So  they 
called  a  second  time  the  man  that  was  blind,  and  said  unto 
him,  Give  glory  to  God  :  we  know  that  this  man  is  a  sinner. 
He  therefore  answered,  Whether  he  be  a  sinner,  I  know  not  : 
one  thing  I  know,  that,  whereas  I  was  blind,  now  I  see.  They 
said  therefore  unto  him,  What  did  he  to  thee  ?  how  opened 
he  thine  eyes  ?  He  answered  them,  I  told  you  even  now,  and 
ye  did  not  hear  :  wherefore  would  ye  hear  it  again  ?  would  ye 
also  become  his  disciples  ?  And  they  reviled  him,  and  said, 
Thou  art  his  disciple  ;  but  we  are  disciples  of  Moses.  We  know 
that  God  hath  spoken  unto  Moses  :  but  as  for  this  man,  we 
know  not  whence  he  is.  The  man  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Why,  herein  is  the  marvel,  that  ye  know  not  whence 
he  is,  and  yet  he  opened  mine  eyes.  We  know  that  God 
heareth  not  sinners  :  but  if  any  man  be  a  worshipper  of  God, 
and  do  his  will,  him  he  heareth.  Since  the  world  began 
it  was  never  heard  that  any  one  opened  the  eyes  of  a  man 
born  blind.  If  this  man  were  not  from  God,  he  could  do 
nothing.  They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Thou  wast 
altogether  born  in  sins,  and  dost  thou  teach  us  ?  And  they 
cast  him  out. 

Jesus  heard  that  they  had  cast  him  out  ;  and  finding  him, 
he  said,  Dost  thou  believe  on  the  Son  of  God  ?  He  answered 
and  said,  And  who  is  he,  Lord,  that  I  may  believe  on  him  ? 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  both  seen  him,  and  he  it  is 
that  speaketh  with  thee.  And  he  said,  Lord,  I  believe.  And 
he  worshipped  him.  And  Jesus  said,  For  judgement  came 
I  into  this  world,  that  they  which  see  not  may  see  ;  and  that 
they  which  see  may  become  blind.  Those  of  the  Pharisees 
which  were  with  him  heard  these  things,  and  said  unto  him, 
Are  we  also  blind  ?  Jesus  said  unto  them,  If  ye  were  blind, 
ye  would  have  no  sin  :  but  now  ye  say,  We  see  :  your  sin 
remaineth.1 

1.  John  9  :  20-41. 


Jesus  the  Good  She])herd.  101 


§  67 — JESUS  THE  GOOD  SHEPHERD. 

"Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that  entereth  not  by  the 
door  into  the  fold  of  the  sheep,  but  climbeth  up  some  other 
way,  the  same  is  a  thief  and  a  robber.  But  he  that  entereth 
in  by  the  door  is  the  shepherd  of  the  sheep.  To  him  the 
porter  openeth  ;  and  the  sheep  hear  his  voice  :  and  he  calleth 
his  own  sheep  by  name,  and  leadeth  them  out.  When  he 
hath  put  forth  all  his  own,  he  goeth  before  them,  and  the 
sheep  follow  him  :  for  they  know  his  voice.  And  a  stranger 
will  they  not  follow,  but  will  flee  from  him  :  for  they  know 
not  the  voice  of  strangers.  This  parable  spake  Jesus  unto 
them  :  but  they  understood  not  what  things  they  were  which 
he  spake  unto  them. 

Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them  again,  Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  I  am  the  door  of  the  sheep.  All  that  came  before 
me  are  thieves  and  robbers  :  but  the  sheep  did  not  hear 
them.  I  am  the  door  :  by  me  if  any  man  enter  in,  he  shall 
be  saved,  and  shall  go  in  and  go  oiit,  and  shall  find  pasture. 
The  thief  cometh  not,  but  that  he  may  steal,  and  kill,  and 
destroy  :  I  came  that  they  may  have  life,  and  may  have  it 
abundantly.  1  am  the  good  shepherd  :  the  good  shepherd 
layeth  down  his  life  for  the  sheep.  He  that  is  a  hireling, 
and  not  a  shepherd,  whose  own  the  sheep  are  not,  beholdeth 
the  wolf  coming,  and  leaveth  the  sheep,  and  fleeth,  and  the 
wolf  snatcheth  them,  and  scattereth  them  :  he  fleeth  because 
he  is  a  hireling,  and  careth  not  for  the  sheep.  I  am  the  good 
shepherd ;  and  I  know  mine  own,  and  mine  own  know  me, 
even  as  the  Father  knoweth  me,  and  I  know  the  Father  ; 
and  I  lay  down  my  life  for  the  sheep.  And  other  sheep  I 
have,  which  are  not  of  this  fold  :  them  also  I  must  bring,  and 
they  shall  hear  my  voice ;  and  they  shall  become  one  flock, 
one  shepherd.  Therefore  doth  the  Father  love  me,  because 
I  lay  down  my  life,  that  I  may  take  it  again.  No  one  taketh 
it  away  from  me,  but  I  lay  it  down  of  myself.  I  have  power 
to  lay  it  down,  and  I  have  power  to  take  it  again.  This 
commandment  received  I  from  my  Father.1 

1.  John  10  :  1-18. 


102  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

There  arose  a  division  again  among  the  Jews  because  of 
these  words.  And  many  of  them  said,  He  hath  a  devil,  and 
is  mad  ;  why  hear  ye  him  1  Others  said,  These  are  not  the 
sayings  of  one  possessed  with  a  devil.  Can  a  devil  open  the 
eyes  of  the  blind  ? l 

§  68 — JESUS  TEACHES  THAT  HE  IS  THE  SON  OF  GOD. 

And  it  was  the  feast  of  the  dedication  at  Jerusalem  :  it 
was  winter  ;  and  Jesus  was  walking  in  the  temple  in  Solo- 
mon's porch.  The  Jews  therefore  came  round  about  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  How  long  dost  thou  hold  us  in  suspense  ? 
If  thou  art  the  Christ,  tell  us  plainly.  Jesus  answered  them, 
I  told  you,  and  ye  believe  not  :  the  works  that  I  do  in  my 
Father's  name,  these  bear  witness  of  me.  But  ye  believe 
not,  because  ye  are  not  of  my  sheep.  My  sheep  hear  my 
voice,  and  I  know  them,  and  they  follow  me  :  and  I  give 
unto  them  eternal  life  ;  and  they  shall  never  perish,  and  no 
one  shall  snatch  them  out  of  my  hand.  My  Father,  which 
hath  given  them  unto  me,  is  greater  than  all  ;  and  no  one  is 
able  to  snatch  them  out  of  the  Father's  hand.  1  and  the 
Father  are  one.  The  Jews  took  up  stones  again  to  stone  him. 
Jesus  answered  them,  Many  good  works  have  I  shewed  you 
from  the  Father  ;  for  which  of  those  works  do  ye  stone  me  ? 
The  Jews  answered  him,  For  a  good  work  we  stone  thee  not, 
but  for  blasphemy ;  and  because  that  thou,  being  a  man, 
makest  thyself  God.  Jesus  answered  them,  Is  it  not  written 
in  your  law,  I  said,  Ye  are  gods  ?  If  he  called  them  gods, 
unto  whom  the  word  of  God  came  (and  the  scripture  cannot 
be  broken),  say  ye  of  him,  whom  the  Father  sanctified  and 
sent  into  the  world,  Thou  blasphemest  ;  because  I  said,  I  am 
the  Son  of  God  ?  If  I  do  not  the  works  of  my  Father,  believe 
me  not.  But  if  I  do  them,  though  ye  believe  not  me,  be- 
lieve the  works  :  that  ye  may  know  and  understand  that  the 
Father  is  in  me,  and  I  in  the  Father.  They  sought  again  to 
take  him  :  and  he  went  forth  out  of  their  hand.2 

1.  John  10 :  19-21.  2.  John  10  :  22-89. 


The  Death  of  Lazarus.  103 

And  he  went  away  again  beyond  Jordan  into  the  place 
where  John  was  at  the  first  baptizing  ;  and  there  he  abode. 
And  many  came  unto  him  ;  and  they  said,  John  indeed  did 
no  sign  :  but  all  things  whatsoever  John  spake  of  this  man 
were  true.     And  many  believed  on  him  there. 1 

§69— THE   DEATH   OF   LAZARUS. 

Now  a  certain  man  was  sick,  Lazarus  of  Bethany,  of  the 
village  of  Mary  and  her  sister  Martha.  And  it  was  that 
Mary  which  anointed  the  Lord  with  ointment,  and  wiped  his 
feet  with  her  hair,  whose  brother  Lazarus  was  sick.  The 
sisters  therefore  sent  unto  him,  saying,  Lord,  behold,  he 
whom  thou  lovest  is  sick.  But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  said, 
This  sickness  is  not  unto  death,  but  for  the  glory  of  God, 
that  the  Son  of  God  may  be  glorified  thereby.  Now  Jesus 
loved  Martha,  and  her  sister,  and  Lazarus.  When  therefore 
he  heard  that  he  was  sick,  he  abode  at  that  time  two  days  in 
the  place  where  he  was.  Then  after  this  he  saith  to  the 
disciples,  Let  us  go  into  Judaea  again.  The  disciples  say 
unto  him,  Rabbi,  the  Jews  were  but  now  seeking  to  stone 
thee  ;  and  goest  thou  thither  again  ?  Jesus  answered,  Are 
there  not  twelve  hours  in  the  day  ?  If  a  man  walk  in  the  day, 
he  stumbleth  not,  because  he  seeth  the  light  of  this  world. 
But  if  a  man  walk  in  the  night,  he  stumbleth,  because  the 
light  is  not  in  him.  These  things  spake  he  :  and  after  this 
he  saith  unto  them,  Our  friend  Lazarus  is  fallen  asleep ;  but 
I  go,  that  I  may  awake  him  out  of  sleep.  The  disciples 
therefore  said  unto  him,  Lord,  if  he  is  fallen  asleep,  he  will 
recover.  Now  Jesus  had  spoken  of  his  death:  but  they 
thought  that  he  spake  of  taking  rest  in  sleep.  Then  Jesus 
therefore  said  unto  them  plainly,  Lazarus  is  dead.  And  I 
am  glad  for  your  sakes  that  I  was  not  there,  to  the  intent 
ye  may  believe  ;  nevertheless  let  us  go  unto  him.  Thomas 
therefore,  who  is  called  Didymus,  said  unto  his  fellow-dis- 
ciples, Let  us  also  go,  that  we  may  die  with  him.2 


1.  John  10  :  40-42.  2.  John  11 :  1-16. 


104  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 


§70 — THE   JOURNEY   TO   BETHANY. 

And  he  went  on  his  way  through  cities  and  villages, 
teaching,  and  journeying  on  unto  Jerusalem.  And  one  said 
unto  him,  Lord,  are  they  few  that  be  saved  ?  And  he  said 
unto  them,  Strive  to  enter  in  by  the  narrow  door  :  for  many, 
I  say  unto  you,  shall  seek  to  enter  in,  and  shall  not  be  able. 
When  once  the  master  of  the  house  is  risen  up,  and  hath 
shut  to  the  door,  and  ye  begin  to  stand  without,  and  to 
knock  at  the  door,  saying,  Lord,  open  to  us  ;  and  he  shall 
answer  and  say  to  you,  I  know  you  not  whence  ye  are  ;  then 
shall  ye  begin  to  say,  We  did  eat  and  drink  in  thy  presence, 
and  thou  didst  teach  in  our  streets  ;  and  he  shall  say,  I  tell 
you,  I  know  not  whence  ye  are  ;  depart  from  me,  all  ye 
workers  of  iniquity.  There  shall  be  the  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth,  when  ye  shall  see  Abraham,  and  Isaac, 
and  Jacob,  and  all  the  prophets,  in  the  kingdom  of  God, 
and  yourselves  cast  forth  without.  And  they  shall  come 
from  the  east  and  west,  and  from  the  north  and  south,  and 
shall  sit  down  in  the  kingdom  of  God.  And  behold,  there 
are  last  which  shall  be  first,  and  there  are  first  which  shall 
be  last. 

In  that  very  hour  there  came  certain  Pharisees,  saying  to 
him,  Get  thee  out,  and  go  hence  :  for  Herod  would  fain  kill 
thee.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go  and  say  to  that  fox, 
Behold,  I  cast  out  devils  and  perform  cures  to-day  and 
to-morrow,  and  the  third  day  I  am  perfected.  Howbeit  I 
must  go  on  my  way  to-day  and  to-morrow  and  the  day  follow- 
ing :  for  it  cannot  be  that  a  prophet  perish  out  of  Jerusalem. 
O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  which  killeth  the  prophets,  and 
stoneth  them  that  are  sent  unto  her  !  how  often  would  I 
have  gathered  thy  children  together,  even  as  a  hen  gothereth 
her  own  brood  under  her  wings,  and  ye  would  not !  Behold, 
your  house  is  left  unto  you  desolate  :  and  I  say  unto  you,  Ye 
shall  not  see  me,  until  ye  shall  say,  Blessed  is  he  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.1 


1.  Luke  13:  22-35. 


The  Parable  of  the  Great  Supper.  105 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  went  into  the  house  of  one 
of  the  rulers  of  the  Pharisees  on  a  sabbath  to  eat  bread,  that 
they  were  watching  him.  And  behold,  there  was  before  him 
a  certain  man  which  had  the  dropsy.  And  Jesus  answering 
spake  unto  the  lawyers  and  Pharisees,  saying,  Is  it  lawful  to 
heal  on  the  sabbath,  or  not  ?  But  they  held  their  peace. 
And  he  took  him,  and  healed  him,  and  let  him  go.  And  he 
said  unto  them,  Which  of  you  shall  have  an  ass  or  an  ox 
fallen  into  a  well,  and  will  not  straightway  draw  him  up  on 
a  sabbath  day  ?  And  they  could  not  answer  again  unto  these 
things.1 


§71 — THE    PARABLES   OF    THE    GREAT    SUPPER,   THE 
LOST  SHEEP,  AND  THE  LOST  PIECE  OF  SILVER. 

And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  those  which  were  bidden, 
when  he  marked  how  they  chose  out  the  chief  seats  ;  saying 
unto  them,  When  thou  art  bidden  of  any  man  to  a  marriage 
feast,  sit  not  down  in  the  chief  seat ;  lest  haply  a  more  hon- 
ourable man  than  thou  be  bidden  of  him,  and  he  that  bade 
thee  and  him  shall  come  and  say  to  thee,  Give  this  man 
place  ;  and  then  thou  shalt  begin  with  shame  to  take  the 
lowest  place.  But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go  and  sit  down 
in  the  lowest  place  ;  that  when  he  that  hath  bidden  thee 
cometh,  he  may  say  to  thee,  Friend,  go  up  higher :  then 
shalt  thou  have  glory  in  the  presence  of  all  that  sit  at  meat 
with  thee.  For  every  one  that  exalteth  himself  shall  be 
humbled  ;  and  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

And  he  said  to  him  also  that  had  bidden  him,  When  thou 
makest  a  dinner  or  a  supper,  call  not  thy  friends,  nor  thy 
brethren,  nor  thy  kinsmen,  nor  rich  neighbours  ;  lest  haply 
they  also  bid  thee  again,  and  a  recompense  be  made  thee. 
But  when  thou  makest  a  feast,  bid  the  poor,  the  maimed,  the 
lame,  the  blind  :  and  thou  shalt  be  blessed ;  because  they 
have  not  wherewith  to  recompense  thee  :  for  thou  shalt  be 
recompensed  in  the  resurrection  of  the  just.2 

1.  Luke  14  :  1-6.  2.  Luke  14  :  7-14. 

8 


106  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

And  when  one  of  them  that  sat  at  meat  with  him  heard 
these  things,  he  said  unto  him,  Blessed  is  he  that  shall  eat 
bread  in  the  kingdom  of  God.  But  he  said  unto  him,  A 
certain  man  made  a  great  supper  ;  and  he  bade  many  :  and 
he  sent  forth  his  servant  at  supper  time  to  say  to  them  that 
were  bidden,  Come  ;  for  all  things  are  now  ready.  And  they 
all  with  one  consent  began  to  make  excuse.  The  first  said 
unto  him,  I  have  bought  a  field,  and  I  must  needs  go  out  and 
see  it  :  I  pray  thee  have  me  excused.  And  another  said,  I 
have  bought  five  yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go  to  prove  them  :  I 
pray  thee  have  me  excused.  And  another  said,  I  have 
married  a  wife,  and  therefore  I  cannot  come.  And  the 
servant  came,  and  told  his  lord  these  things.  Then  the 
master  of  the  house  being  angry  said  to  his  servant,  Go  out 
quickly  into  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the  city,  and  bring  in 
hither  the  poor  and  maimed  and  blind  and  lame.  And  the 
servant  said,  Lord,  what  thou  didst  command  is  done,  and 
yet  there  is  room.  And  the  lord  said  unto  the  servant,  Go 
out  into  the  highways  and  hedges,  and  constrain  them  to 
come  in,  that  my  house  may  be  filled.  For  I  say  unto  you, 
that  none  of  those  men  which  were  bidden  shall  taste  of  my 
supper. 

Now  there  went  with  him  great  multitudes :  and  he  turned, 
and  said  unto  them,  If  any  man  cometh  unto  me,  and  hateth 
not  his  own  father,  and  mother,  and  wife,  and  children,  and 
brethren,  and  sisters,  yea,  and  his  own  life  also,  he  cannot  be 
my  disciple.  Whosoever  doth  not  bear  his  own  cross,  and 
come  after  me,  cannot  be  my  disciple.  For  which  of  you, 
desiring  to  build  a  tower,  doth  not  first  sit  down  and  count 
the  cost,  whether  he  have  wherewith  to  complete  it  ?  Lest 
haply,  when  he  hath  laid  a  foundation,  and  is  not  able  to 
finish,  all  that  behold  begin  to  mock  him,  saying,  This 
man  began  to  build,  and  was  not  able  to  finish.  Or  what 
king,  as  he  goeth  to  encounter  another  king  in  war,  will  not 
sit  down  first  and  take  counsel  whether  he  is  able  with  ten 
thousand  to  meet  him  that  cometh  against  him  with  twenty 
thousand  ?     Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet  a  great  way  off,1 

1.  Luke  14  :  15-32. 


The  Parable  of  the  Prodigal  Son.  107 

he  sendeth  an  ambassage,  and  asketh  conditions  of  peace.  So 
therefore  whosoever  he  be  of  you  that  renounceth  not  all 
that  he  hath,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple.  Salt  therefore  is 
good  :  but  if  even  the  salt  have  lost  its  savour,  wherewith 
shall  it  be  seasoned  ?  It  is  fit  neither  for  the  land  nor  for 
the  dunghill :  men  cast  it  out.  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear, 
let  him.  hear.1 

Now  all  the  publicans  and  sinners  were  drawing  near  unto 
him  for  to  hear  him.  And  both  the  Pharisees  and  the 
scribes  murmured,  saying,  This  man  receiveth  sinners,  and 
eateth  with  them. 

And  he  spake  unto  them  this  parable,  saying,  What  man 
of  you,  having  a  hundred  sheep,  and  having  lost  one  of  them, 
doth  not  leave  the  ninety  and  nine  in  the  wilderness,  and  go 
after  that  which  is  lost,  until  he  find  it  ?  And  when  he  hath 
found  it,  he  layeth  it  on  his  shoulders,  rejoicing.  And  when 
he  cometh  home,  he  calleth  together  his  friends  and  his 
neighbours,  saying  unto  them,  Rejoice  with  me,  for  I  have 
found  my  sheep  which  was  lost.  1  say  unto  you,  that  even 
so  there  shall  be  joy  in  heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repent- 
eth,  more  than  over  ninety  and  nine  righteous  persons,  which 
need  no  repentance. 

Or  what  woman  having  ten  pieces  of  silver,  if  she  lose  one 
piece,  doth  not  light  a  lamp,  and  sweep  the  house,  and  seek 
diligently  until  she  find  it  ?  And  when  she  hath  found  it, 
she  calleth  together  her  friends  and  neighbours,  saying, 
Rejoice  with  me,  for  I  have  found  the  piece  which  I  had 
lost.  Even  so,  I  say  unto  you,  there  is  joy  in  the  presence 
of  the  angels  of  God  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth.2 

§  72 — THE  PARABLE  OF  THE  PEODIGAL  SON. 

And  he  said,  A  certain  man  had  two  sons  :  and  the 
younger  of  them  said  to  his  father,  Father,  give  me  the  por- 
tion of  thy  sub-tance  that  falleth  to  me.  And  he  divided 
unto  them  his  living.  And  not  many  days  after  the  younger 
son  gathered  all  together,  and  took  his  journey  into  a  far 
country  ;  and  there  he  wasted  his  substance  with  riotous 

1.  Luke  14  :  32-35.  2.  Luke  15  :  1-10. 


108  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

living.  And  when  he  had  spent  all,  there  arose  a  mighty 
famine  in  that  country  ;  and  he  began  to  be  in  want.  And 
he  went  and  joined  himself  to  one  of  the  citizens  of  that 
country  ;  and  he  sent  him  into  his  fields  to  feed  swine.  And 
he  would  fain  have  been  filled  with  the  husks  that  the  swine 
did  eat  :  and  no  man  gave  unto  him.  But  when  he  came  to 
himself  he  said,  How  many  hired  servants  of  my  father's 
have  bread  enough  and  to  spare,  and  I  perish  here  with 
hunger  !  I  will  arise  and  go  to  my  father,  and  will  say  unto 
him,  Father,  I  have  sinned  against  heaven,  and  in  thy  sight : 
I  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called  thy  son  :  make  me  as  one 
of  thy  hired  servants.  And  he  arose,  and  came  to  his  father. 
But  while  he  was  yet  afar  off,  his  father  saw  him,  and  was 
moved  with  compassion,  and  ran,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and 
kissed  him.  And  the  son  said  unto  him,  Father,  I  have 
sinned  against  heaven,  and  in  thy  sight  :  I  am  no  more 
worthy  to  be  called  thy  son.  But  the  father  said  to  his 
servants,  Bring  forth  quickly  the  best  robe,  and  put  it  on 
him  ;  and  put  a  ring  on  his  hand,  and  shoes  on  his  feet  :  and 
bring  the  fatted  calf,  and  kill  it,  and  let  us  eat,  and  make 
merry :  for  this  my  son  was  dead,  and  is  alive  again  ;  he  was 
lost,  and  is  found.  And  they  began  to  be  merry.  Now  his 
elder  son  was  in  the  field  :  and  as  he  came  and  drew  nigh  to 
the  house,  he  heard  music  and  dancing.  And  he  called  to 
him  one  of  the  servants,  and  inquired  what  these  things 
might  be.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thy  brother  is  come  ; 
and  thy  father  hath  killed  the  fatted  calf,  because  he  hath 
received  him  safe  and  sound.  But  he  was  angry,  and  would 
not  go  in  :  and  his  father  came  out,  and  intreated  him.  But 
he  answered  and  said  to  his  father,  Lo,  these  many  years  do 
I  serve  thee,  and  I  never  transgressed  a  commandment  of 
thine  :  and  yet  thou  never  gavest  me  a  kid,  that  I  might 
make  merry  with  my  friends  :  but  when  this  thy  son  came, 
which  hath  devoured  thy  living  with  harlots,  thou  killedst 
for  him  the  fatted  calf.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Son,  thou 
art  ever  with  me,  and  all  that  is  mine  is  thine.  But  it  was 
meet  to  make  merry  and  be  glad  :  for  this  thy  brother  was 
dead,  and  is  alive  again  ;  and  was  lost,  and  is  found.1 

1.  Luke  15  :  11-32. 


The  Parable  of  the  Unjust  Steward.  109 

§  73 — THE   PARABLES   OF   THE   UNJUST   STEWARD 
AND   OF   DIVES   AND   LAZARUS. 

And  he  said  also  unto  the  disciples,  There  was  a  certain 
rich  man,  which  had  a  steward ;  and  the  same  was  accused 
unto  him  that  he  was  wasting  his  goods.  And  he  called 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  What  is  this  that  I  hear  of  thee  ? 
render  the  account  of  thy  stewardship  ;  for  thou  canst  be  no 
longer  steward.  And  the  steward  said  within  himself,  What 
shall  I  do,  seeing  that  my  lord  taketh  away  the  stewardship 
from  me  ?  I  have  not  strength  to  dig ;  to  beg  I  am  ashamed. 
I  am  resolved  what  to  do,  that,  when  I  am  put  out  ot  the 
stewardship,  they  may  receive  me  into  their  houses.  And 
calling  to  him  each  one  of  his  lord's  debtors,  he  said  to  the 
first,  How  much  owest  thou  unto  my  lord  ?  And  he  said, 
A  hundred  measures  of  oil.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take 
thy  bond,  and  sit  down  quickly  and  write  fifty.  Then  said 
he  to  another,  And  how  much  owest  thou?  And  he  said,  A 
hundred  measures  of  wheat.  He  saith  unto  him,  Take  thy 
bond,  and  write  fourscore.  And  his  lord  commended  the 
unrighteous  steward  because  he  had  done  wisely:  for  the 
sons  of  this  world  are  for  their  own  generation  wiser  than 
the  sons  of  the  light.  And  I  say  unto  you,  Make  to  your- 
selves friends  by  means  of  the  mammon  of  unrighteousness  ; 
that,  when  it  shall  fail,  they  may  receive  you  into  the 
eternal  tabernacles.  He  that  is  faithful  in  a  very  little  is 
faithful  also  in  much :  and  he  that  is  unrighteous  in  a  very 
little  is  unrighteous  also  in  much.  If  therefore  ye  have  not 
been  faithful  in  the  unrighteous  mammon,  who  will  commit 
to  your  trust  the  true  riches ?  And  if  ye  have  not  been 
faithful  in  that  which  is  another's,  who  will  give  you  that 
which  is  your  own  ?  No  servant  can  serve  two  masters :  for 
either  he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the  other ;  or  else  he 
will  hold  to  one,  and  despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve 
God  and  mammon.1 

1.  Luke  16  :  1-13. 


110  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

Now  there  was  a  certain  rich  man,  and  he  was  clothed  in 
purple  and  fine  linen,  faring  sumptuously  every  day :  and  a 
certain  beggar  named  Lazarus  was  laid  at  his  gate,  full  of 
sores,  and  desiring  to  be  fed  with  the  crumbs  that  fell  from 
the  rich  man's  table ;  yea,  'even  the  dogs  came  and  licked 
his  sores.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  beggar  died,  and 
that  he  was  carried  away  by  the  angels  into  Abraham's 
bosom :  and  the  rich  man  also  died,  and  was  buried.  And 
in  Hades  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  being  in  torments,  and  seeth 
Abraham  afar  off,  and  Lazarus  in  his  bosom.  And  he  cried 
and  said,  Father  Abraham,  have  mercy  on  me,  and  send 
Lazarus,  that  he  may  dip  the  tip  of  his  finger  in  water,  and 
cool  my  tongue ;  for  I  am  in  anguish  in  this  flame.  But  Abra- 
ham said,  Son,  remember  that  thou  in  thy  lifetime  receivedst 
thy  good  things,  and  Lazarus  in  like  manner  evil  things: 
but  now  here  he  is  comforted,  and  thou  art  in  anguish. 
And  beside  all  this,  between  us  and  you  there  is  a  great  gulf 
fixed,  that  they  which  would  pass  from  hence  to  you  may 
not  be  able,  and  that  none  may  cross  over  from  thence  to  us. 
And  he  said,  I  pray  thee  therefore,  father,  that  thou 
wouldest  send  him  to  my  father's  house  ;  for  I  have  five 
brethren ;  that  he  may  testify  unto  them,  lest  they  also  come 
into  this  place  of  torment.  But  Abraham  saith,  They  have 
Moses  and  the  prophets  ;  let  them  hear  them.  And  he  said, 
Nay,  father  Abraham :  but  if  one  go  to  them  from  the  dead, 
they  will  repent.  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  they  hear  not 
Moses  and  the  prophets,  neither  will  they  be  persuaded,  if 
one  rise  from  the  dead.1 

§74 — THE   RAISING   OF   LAZARUS. 

So  when  Jesus  came  [to  Bethany]  he  found  that  he  had 
been  in  the  tomb  four  days  already.  Now  Bethany  was  nigh 
unto  Jerusalem,  about  fifteen  furlongs  off;  and  many  of  the 
Jews  had  come  to  Martha  and  Mary,  to  console  them  con- 
cerning their  brother.  Martha  therefore,  when  she  heard 
that  Jesus  was  coming,  went  and  met  him  :  but  Mary  still 

1.  Luke  16  :  19-31. 


The  Raising  of  Lazarus.  Ill 

sat  in  the  house.  Martha  therefore  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord, 
if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had  not  died.  And 
even  now  I  know  that,  whatsoever  thou  shalt  ask  of  God, 
God  will  give  thee.  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Thy  brother 
.shall  rise  again.  Martha  saith  unto  him,  I  know  that  he 
shall  rise  again  in  the  resurrection  at  the  last  day.  Jesus 
said  unto  her,  I  am  the  resurrection  and  the  life  :  he  that 
believeth  on  me,  though  he  die,  yet  shall  he  live  :  and  who- 
soever liveth  and  believeth  on  me  shall  never  die.  Believest 
thou  this  ?  She  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord :  I  have  believed 
that  thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  even  he  that  cometh 
into  the  world.  And  when  she  had  said  this,  she  went  away, 
and  called  Mary  her  sister  secretly,  saying,  The  Master  is  here, 
and  calleth  thee.  And  she,  when  she  heard  it,  arose  quickly, 
and  went  unto  him.  (Now  Jesus  was  not  yet  come  into  the 
village,  but  was  still  in  the  place  where  Martha  met  him.) 
The  Jews  then  which  were  with  her  in  the  house,  and  were 
comforting  her,  when  they  saw  Mary,  that  she  rose  up  quickly 
and  went  out,  followed  her,  supposing  that  she  was  going 
unto  the  tomb  to  weep  there.  Mary  therefore,  when  she 
came  where  Jesus  was,  and  saw  him,  fell  down  at  his  feet, 
saying  unto  him,  Lord,  if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my  brother 
had  not  died.  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  her  weeping,  and 
the  Jews  also  weeping  which  came  with  her,  he  groaned  in 
the  spirit,  and  was  troubled,  and  said,  Where  have  ye  laid 
him  ?  They  say  unto  him,  Lord,  come  and  see.  Jesus  wept. 
The  Jews  therefore  said,  Behold  how  he  loved  him  !  But 
some  of  them  said,  Could  not  this  man,  which  opened  the 
eyes  of  him  that  was  blind,  have  caused  that  this  man  also 
should  not  die  ?  Jesus  therefore  again  groaning  in  himself 
cometh  to  the  tomb.  Now  it  was  a  cave,  and  a  stone  lay 
against  it.  Jesus  saith,  Take  ye  away  the  stone.  Martha, 
the  sister  of  him  that  was  dead,  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  by 
this  time  he  stinketh  :  for  he  hath  been  dead  four  days. 
Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Said  I  not  unto  thee,  that,  if  thou  be- 
lievedst,  thou  shouldest  see  the  glory  of  God  ?  So  they  took 
away  the  stone.     And  Jesus  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  said,1 

1.  John  11  :  17-41. 


112  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

Father,  I  thank  thee  that  thou  heardest  me.  And  I  knew 
that  thou  hearest  me  always  :  but  because  of  the  multitude 
which  standeth  around  I  said  it,  that  they  may  believe  that 
thou  didst  send  me.  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  Lazarus,  come  forth.  He  that  was  dead 
came  forth,  bound  hand  and  foot  with  grave-clothes  ;  and  his 
face  was  bound  about  with  a  napkin.  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
Loose  him,  and  let  him  go. 

Many  therefore  of  the  Jews,  which  came  to  Mary  and  be- 
held that  which  he  did,  believed  on  him.  But  some  of  them 
went  away  to  the  Pharisees,  and  told  them  the  things  which 
Jesus  had  done. 

The  chief  priests  therefore  and  the  Pharisees  gathered  a 
council,  and  said,  What  do  we  ?  for  this  man  doeth  many 
signs.  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all  men  will  believe  on 
him  :  and  the  Romans  will  come  and  take  away  both  our 
place  and  our  nation.  But  a  certain  one  of  them,  Caiaphas, 
being  high  priest  that  year,  said  unto  them,  Ye  know  noth- 
ing at  all,  nor  do  ye  take  account  that  it  is  expedient  for  you 
that  one  man  should  die  for  the  people,  and  that  the  whole 
nation  perish  not.  Now  this  he  said  not  of  himself  :  but 
being  high  priest  that  year,  he  prophesied  that  Jesus  should 
die  for  the  nation  ;  and  not  for  the  nation  only,  but  that  he 
might  also  gather  together  into  one  the  children  of  God  that 
are  scattered  abroad.  So  from  that  day  forth  they  took 
counsel  that  they  might  put  him  to  death. 

Jesus  therefore  walked  no  more  openly  among  the  Jews, 
but  departed  thence  into  the  country  near  to  the  wilderness, 
into  a  city  called  Ephraim  ;  and  there  he  tarried  with  the 
disciples.1 

§75 — JESUS   AGAIN   VISITS  JERUSALEM. 

And  it  came  to  pass  when  Jesus  had  finished  these  words, 
he  departed  from  Galilee,  and  came  into  the  borders  of 
Judaea  beyond  Jordan ;  and  great2  multitudes  came  together 
unto  him  again ;  and  as  he  was  wont,  he  taught  them 
again.3 

1.  John  11  :  41-54.  2.  Matt.  19 :  1,  2.  3.  Mark  10  :  1. 


The  Sending  Forth  of  the  Seventy.  113 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  days  were  well-nigh  come 
that  he  should  be  received  up,  he  stedfastly  set  his  face  to 
go  to  Jerusalem,  and  sent  messengers  before  his  face  :  and 
they  went,  and  entered  into  a  village  of  the  Samaritans,  to 
make  ready  for  him.  And  they  did  not  receive  him,  because 
his  face  was  as  though  he  were  going,  to  Jerusalem.  And 
when  his  disciples  James  and  John  saw  this,  they  said,  Lord, 
wilt  thou  that  we  bid  fire  to  come  down  from  heaven,  and 
consume  them  ?  But  he  turned,  and  rebuked  them.  And 
they  went  to  another  village. 

And  as  they  went  in  the  way,  a  certain  man  said  unto 
him,  I  will  follow  thee  whithersoever  thou  goest.  And 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  The  foxes  have  holes,  and  the  birds 
of  the  heaven  have  nests  ;  but  the  Son  of  man  hath  not 
where  to  lay  his  head.  And  he  said  unto  another,  Follow 
me.  But  he  said,  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my 
father.  But  he  said  unto  him,  Leave  the  dead  to  bury  their 
own  dead  ;  but  go  thou  and  publish  abroad  the  kingdom  of 
God.  And  another  also  said,  I  will  follow  thee,  Lord  ;  but 
first  suffer  me  to  bid  farewell  to  them  that  are  at  my  house. 
But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  No  man,  having  put  his  hand  to 
the  plough,  and  looking  back,  is  fit  for  the  kingdom  of 
God.1 

§76 — THE  SENDING  FORTH  AND  RETURN  OF  THE 
SEVENTY. 

Now  after  these  things  the  Lord  appointed  seventy  others, 
and  sent  them  two  and  two  before  his  face  into  every  city 
and  place,  whither  he  himself  was  about  to  come.  And  he 
said  unto  them,  The  harvest  is  plenteous,  but  the  labourers 
are  few  :  pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he 
send  forth  labourers  into  his  harvest.  Go  your  ways  : 
behold,  I  send  you  forth  as  lambs  in  the  midst  of  wolves. 
Carry  no  purse,  no  wallet,  no  shoes  :  and  salute  no  man  on 
the  way.  And  into  whatsoever  house  ye  shall  enter,  first 
say,  Peace  be  to  this  house.     And  if  a  son  of  peace  be  there, 

1.  Luke  9  :  51-62. 


114  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospets. 

your  peace  shall  rest  upon  him  :  but  if  not,  it  shall  turn  to 
you  again.  And  in  that  same  house  remain,  eating  and 
drinking  such  things  as  they  give  :  for  the  labourer  is 
worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not  from  house  to  house.  And 
into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter,  and  they  receive  you,  eat  such 
things  as  are  set  before  you  :  and  heal  the  sick  that  are 
therein,  and  say  unto  them,  The  kingdom  of  God  is  come 
nigh  unto  you.  But  into  whatsoever  city  ye  shall  enter, 
and  they  receive  you  not,  go  out  into  the  streets  thereof 
and  say,  Even  the  dust  from  your  city,  that  cleaveth  to  our 
feet,  we  do  wipe  off  against  you  :  howbeit  know  this,  that 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh.  I  say  unto  you,  It 
shall  be  more  tolerable  in  that  day  for  Sodom,  than  for  that 
city.1 

Then  began  he  to  upbraid  the  cities  wherein  most  of  his 
mighty  works  were  done,  because  they  repented  not.  Woe 
unto  thee,  Chorazin  !  woe  unto  thee,  Bethsaida  !  for  if  the 
mighty  works  had  been  done  in  Tyre  and  Sidon  which 
were  done  in  you,  they  would  have  repented  long  ago  in 
sackcloth  and  ashes.  Howbeit  I  say  unto  you,  it  shall  be 
more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Sidon  in  the  day  of  judgement 
than  for  you.  And  thou,  Capernaum,  shalt  thou  be  exalted 
unto  heaven  ?  thou  shalt  go  down  unto  Hades  :  for  if  the 
mighty  works  had  been  done  in  Sodom  which  were  done  in 
thee,  it  would  have  remained  until  this  day.  Howbeit  I 
say  unto  you,  that  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the  land  of 
Sodom  in  the  day  of  judgement,  than  for  thee.2  He  that 
heareth  you  heareth  me  ;  and  he  that  rejecteth  you  rejecteth 
me  ;  and  he  that  rejecteth  me  rejecteth  him  that  sent  me. 

And  the  seventy  returned  with  joy,  saying,  Lord,  even 
the  devils  are  subject  unto  us  in  thy  name.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  I  beheld  Satan  fallen  as  lightning  from  heaven. 
Behold,  I  have  given  you  authority  to  tread  upon  serpents 
and  scorpions,  and  over  all  the  power  of  the  enemy  :  and 
nothing  shall  in  any  wise  hurt  you.  Howbeit  in  this  re- 
joice not,  that  the  spirits  are  subject  unto  you  ;  but  rejoice 
that  your  names  are  written  in  heaven.3 

1.  Luke  10  :  1-12.  2.  Matt.  11  :  20-24.  3.  Luke  10  :  16-2U. 


The  Parable  of  the  Good  Samaritan.  115 

In  that  same  hour  he  rejoiced  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  and 
said,  I  thank  thee,  O  Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  that 
thou  didst  hide  these  things  from  the  wise  and  understand- 
ing, and  didst  reveal  them  unto  babes  :  yea,  Father  ;  for 
so  it  was  well-pleasing  in  thy  sight.  All  things  have  been 
delivered  unto  me  of  my  Father  :  and  no  one  knoweth  who 
the  Son  is,  save  the  Father ;  and  who  the  Father  is,  save 
the  Son,  and  he  to  whomsoever  the  Son  willeth  to  reveal 
him.1  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labour  and  are  heavy 
laden,  and  I  will  give  you  rest.  Take  my  yoke  upon  you, 
and  learn  of  me  ;  for  I  am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart :  and 
ye  shall  find  rest  unto  your  souls.  For  my  yoke  is  easy, 
and  my  burden  is  light.2 

And  turning  to  the  disciples,  he  said  privately,  Blessed 
are  the  eyes  which  see  the  things  that  ye  see  :  for  I  say 
unto  you,  that  many  prophets  and  kings  desired  to  see  the 
things  which  ye  see,  and  saw  them  not  ;  and  to  hear  the 
things  which  ye  hear,  and  heard  them  not.3 

§77 — THE  PAKABLE  OF  THE  GOOD  SAMARITAN. 

And  behold,  a  certain  lawyer  stood  up  and  tempted  him, 
saying,  Master,  what  shall  I  do  to  inherit  eternal  life?  And 
he  said  unto  him,  What  is  written  in  the  law  ?  how  readest 
thou  ?  And  he  answering  said,  Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with 
all  thy  strength,  and  with  all  thy  mind ;  and  thy  neighbour 
as  thyself.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  answered 
right:  this  do,  and  thou  shalt  live.  But  he,  desiring  to 
justify  himself,  said  unto  Jesus,  And  who  is  my  neighbour? 
Jesus  made  answer  and  said,  A  certain  man  was  going 
down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho ;  and  he  fell  among 
robbers,  which  both  stripped  him  and  beat  him,  and 
departed,  leaving  him  half  dead.  And  by  chance  a  certain 
priest  was  going  down  that  way :  and  when  he  saw  him,  he 
passed  by  on  the  other  side.  And  in  like  manner  a  Levite 
also,  when  he  came  to  the  place,  and  saw  him,  passed  by  on 

1.  Luke  10  :  21,  22.  2.  Matt.  11 :  28-30.  3.  Luke  10:  23,  24. 


116  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

the  other  side.  But  a  certain  Samaritan,  as  he  journeyed, 
came  where  he  was :  and  when  he  saw  him,  he  was  moved  with 
compassion,  and  came  to  him,  and  bound  up  his  wounds, 
pouring  on  them  oil  and  wine  ;  and  he  set  him  on  his  own 
beast,  and  brought  him  to  an  inn,  and  took  care  of  him. 
And  on  the  morrow  he  took  out  two  pence,  and  gave  them 
to  the  host,  and  said,  Take  care  of  him;  and  whatsoever 
thou  spendest  more,  I,  when  I  come  back  again,  will  repay 
thee.  Which  of  these  three,  thinkest  thou,  proved  neigh- 
bour unto  him  that  fell  among  the  robbers  1  And  he  said, 
He  that  shewed  mercy  on  him.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Go,  and  do  thou  likewise.1 

§78 — MARY   CHOOSES   THE   "GOOD   PART." 

Now  as  they  went  on  their  way,  he  entered  into  a  certain 
village :  and  a  certain  woman  named  Martha  received  him 
into  her  house.  And  she  had  a  sister  called  Mary,  which 
also  sat  at  the  Lord's  feet,  and  heard  his  word.  But  Martha 
was  cumbered  about  much  serving ;  and  she  came  up  to  him, 
and  said,  Lord,  dost  thou  not  care  that  my  sister  did  leave 
me  to  serve  alone?  bid  her  therefore  that  she  help  me.  But 
the  Lord  answered  and  said  unto  her,  Martha,  Martha,  thou 
art  anxious  and  troubled  about  many  things :  but  one  thing 
is  needful:  for  Mary  hath  chosen  the  good  part,  which 
shall  not  be  taken  away  from  her.2 

§79 — JESUS  TEACHES   PERSEVERANCE   IN   PRAYER. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  praying  in  a  certain  place, 
that  when  he  ceased,  one  of  his  disciples  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  teach  us  to  pray,  even  as  John  also  taught  his 
disciples.  And  he  said  unto  them,  When  ye  pray,  say, 
Father,  Hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Give 
us  day  by  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  sins; 
for  we  ourselves  also  forgive  every  one  that  is  indebted  to 
us.     And  bring  us  not  into  temptation. 

1.  Luke  10 :  25-37.  2.  Luke  10  :  38-42. 


Jesus  Teaches  Forgiveness  and  Faith.  117 

And  he  said  unto  them,  Which  of  you  shall  have  a  friend, 
and  shall  go  unto  him  at  midnight,  and  say  to  him,  Friend, 
lend  me  three  loaves ;  for  a  friend  of  mine  is  come  to  me 
from  a  journey,  and  I  have  nothing  to  set  before  him;  and 
he  from  within  shall  answer  and  say,  Trouble  me  not :  the 
door  is  now  shut,  and  my  children  are  with  me  in  bed ;  I 
cannot  rise  and  give  thee?  I  say  unto  you,  Though  he  will 
not  rise  and  give  him,  because  he  is  his  friend,  yet  because 
of  his  importunity  he  will  arise  and  give  him  as  many  as  he 
needeth.  And  I  say  unto  you,  Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given 
you;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find;  knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened 
unto  you.  For  every  one  that  asketh  receiveth;  and  he 
that  seeketh  findeth ;  and  to  him  that  knocketh  it  shall  be 
opened.  And  of  which  of  you  that  is  a  father  shall  his  son 
ask  a  loaf,  and  he  give  him  a  stone  ?  or  a  fish,  and  he  for  a 
fish  give  him  a  serpent?  Or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg,  will  he 
give  him  a  scorpion?  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to 
give  good  gifts  unto  your  children,  how  much  more  shall 
your  heavenly  Father  give  the  Holy  Spirit  to  them  that  ask 
him?1 

§  80 — JESUS  TEACHES   FORGIVENESS  AND  FAITH. 

And  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  It  is  impossible  but  that 
occasions  of  stumbling  should  come :  but  woe  unto  him, 
through  whom  they  come !  It  were  well  for  him  if  a  mill- 
stone were  hanged  about  his  neck,  and  he  were  thrown  into 
the  sea,  rather  than  that  he  should  cause  one  of  these  little 
ones  to  stumble.  Take  heed  to  yourselves :  if  thy  brother 
sin,  rebuke  him ;  and  if  he  repent,  forgive  him.  And  if  he 
sin  against  thee  seven  times  in  the  day,  and  seven  times  turn 
again  to  thee,  saying,  I  repent ;  thou  shalt  forgive  him. 

And  the  apostles  said  unto  the  Lord,  Increase  our  faith. 
And  the  Lord  said,  If  ye  have  faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard 
seed,  ye  would  say  unto  this  sycamine  tree,  Be  thou  rooted 
up,  and  be  thou  planted  in  the  sea;  and  it  would  have 
obeyed  you.     But  who  is  there  of  you,  having  a  servant 

1.  Luke  11 :  1-13. 


118  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

plowing  or  keeping  sheep,  that  will  say  unto  him,  when  he 
is  come  in  from  the  field,  Come  straightway  and  sit  down  to 
meat ;  and  will  not  rather  say  unto  him,  Make  ready  where- 
with I  may  sup,  and  gird  thyself,  and  serve  me,  till  I  have 
eaten  and  drunken  ;  and  afterward  thou  shalt  eat  and  drink  ? 
Doth  he  thank  the  servant  because  he  did  the  things  that 
were  commanded  ?  Even  so  ye  also,  when  ye  shall  have 
done  all  the  things  that  are  commanded  you,  say,  We  are 
unprofitable  servants ;  we  have  done  that  which  it  was  our 
duty  to  do.1 

§81 — JESUS   CLEANSES   TEN   LEPERS. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were  on  the  way  to  Jerusalem, 
that  he  was  passing  through  the  midst  of  Samaria  and  Gali- 
lee. And  as  he  entered  into  a  certain  village,  there  met  him 
ten  men  that  were  lepers,  which  stood  afar  off :  and  they 
lifted  up  their  voices,  saying,  Jesus,  Master,  have  mercy  on 
us.  And  when  he  saw  them,  he  said  unto  them,  Go  and 
shew  yourselves  unto  the  priests.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
they  went,  they  were  cleansed.  And  one  of  them,  when  he 
saw  that  he  was  healed,  turned  back,  with  a  loud  voice  glori- 
fying God  :  and  he  fell  upon  his  face  at  his  feet,  giving  him 
thanks :  and  he  was  a  Samaritan.  And  Jesus  answering 
said,  Were  not  the  ten  cleansed  ?  but  where  are  the  nine  ? 
Were  there  none  found  that  returned  to  give  glory  to  God, 
save  this  stranger  ?  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Arise,  and  go 
thy  way,  thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole.2 

§82 — JESUS   FORETELLS   THE   SUDDENNESS   OF 
JUDGEMENT. 

And  being  asked  by  the  Pharisees,  when  the  kingdom  of 
God  cometh,  he  answered  them  and  said,  The  kingdom  of 
God  cometh  not  with  observation  :  neither  shall  they  say, 
Lo,  here  !  or,  There !  for  lo,  the  kingdom  of  God  is  within 
you. 

1.  Luke  17  :  1-10.  2.  Luke  17  :  11-19. 


The  Parable  of  the   Unrighteous  Judge.         119 

And  he  said  unto  the  disciples,  The  days  will  come,  when 
ye  shall  desire  to  see  one  of  the  days  of  the  Son  of  man,  and 
ye  shall  not  see  it.  And  they  shall  say  to  you,  Lo,  there  !  Lo, 
here  !  go  not  away,  nor  follow  after  them :  for  as  the  lightning, 
when  it  lighteneth  out  of  the  one  part  under  the  heaven, 
shineth  unto  the  other  part  under  heaven  ;  so  shall  the  Son 
of  man  be  in  his  day.  But  first  must  he  suffer  many  things 
and  be  rejected  of  this  generation.  And  as  it  came  to  pass 
in  the  days  of  Noah,  even  so  shall  it  be  also  in  the  days  of 
the  Son  of  man.  They  ate,  they  drank,  they  married,  they 
were  given  in  marriage,  until  the  day  that  Noah  entered  into 
the  ark,  and  the  flood  came,  and  destroyed  them  all.  Like- 
wise even  as  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of  Lot ;  they  ate, 
they  drank,  they  bought,  they  sold,  they  planted,  they 
build ed  ;  but  in  the  day  that  Lot  went  out  from  Sodom  it 
rained  fire  and  brimstone  from  heaven,  and  destroyed  them 
all  :  after  the  same  manner  shall  it  be  in  the  day  that  the 
Son  of  man  is  revealed.  In  that  day,  he  which  shall  be  on 
the  housetop,  and  his  goods  in  the  house,  let  him  not  go 
down  to  take  them  away  :  and  let  him  that  is  in  the  field 
likewise  not  return  back.  Remember  Lot's  wife.  Whosoever 
shall  seek  to  gain  his  life  shall  lose  it :  but  whosoever  shall 
lose  his  life  shall  preserve  it.  I  say  unto  you,  In  that  night 
there  shall  be  two  men  on  one  bed  ;  the  one  shall  be  taken, 
and  the  other  shall  be  left.  There  shall  be  two  women 
grinding  together  ;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other 
shall  be  left.  And  they  answering  say  unto  him,  Where, 
Lord  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  Where  the  body  is,  thither 
will  the  eagles  also  be  gathered  together.1 

§  83 — THE  PARABLES  OF  THE   UNRIGHTEOUS  JUDGE 
AND   OF   THE   PHARISEE   AND   THE   PUBLICAN. 

And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them  to  the  end  that  they 
ought  always  to  pray,  and  not  to  faint ;  saying,  There  was 
in  a  city  a  judge,  which  feared  not  God,  and  regarded  not 

1.  Luke  17  :  20-37. 


120  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

man :  and  there  was  a  widow  in  that  city ;  and  she  came  oft 
unto  him,  saying,  Avenge  me  of  mine  adversary.  And  he 
would  not  for  a  while :  but  afterward  he  said  within  him- 
self, Though  I  fear  not  God,  nor  regard  man ;  yet  because 
this  widow  troubleth  me,  I  will  avenge  her,  lest  she  wear 
me  out  by  her  continual  coming.  And  the  Lord  said,  Hear 
what  the  unrighteous  judge  saith.  And  shall  not  God 
avenge  his  elect,  which  cry  to  him  day  and  night,  and  he  is 
longsuffering  over  them  ?  I  say  unto  you,  that  he  will 
avenge  them  speedily.  Howbeit  when  the  Son  of  man 
cometh,  shall  he  find  faith  on  the  earth  ? 

And  he  spake  also  this  parable  unto  certain  which  trusted 
in  themselves  that  they  were  righteous,  and  set  all  others  at 
nought :  Two  men  went  up  into  the  temple  to  pray ;  the  one 
a  Pharisee,  and  the  other  a  publican.  The  Pharisee  stood 
and  prayed  thus  with  himself,  God,  I  thank  thee,  that  I 
am  not  as  the  rest  of  men,  extortioners,  unjust,  adulterers, 
or  even  as  this  publican.  I  fast  twice  in  the  week  ;  I  give 
tithes  of  all  that  I  get.  But  the  publican,  standing  afar  off, 
would  not  lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes  unto  heaven,  but 
smote  his  breast,  saying,  God,  be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner.  I 
say  unto  you,  This  man  went  down  to  his  house  justified 
rather  than  the  other  :  for  every  man  that  exalteth  himself 
shall  be  humbled  ;  but  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be 
exalted.1 


§84 — JESUS  DISCOURSES  ON   MARRIAGE  AND 
DIVORCE. 

And  there  came  unto  him  Pharisees,  tempting  him,  and 
saying,  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to  put  away  his  wife  for  every 
cause  f  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  What  did 
Moses  command  you  ?  And  they  said,  Moses  suffered  to 
write  a  bill  of  divorcement,  and  to  put  her  away.  But  Jesus 
said  unto  them,  For  your  hardness  of  heart  he  wrote  you 
this  commandment.     But  from  the  beginning  of  the  creation, 

1.  Luke  18  :  1-14.  2.  Matt.  19  :  3. 


Jesus  Blesses  Little  Children.  121 

Male  and  female  made  he  them.  For  this  cause  shall  a 
man  leave  his  father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  to  his 
wife ;  and  the  twain  shall  become  one  flesh :  so  that  they  are 
no  more  twain,  but  one  flesh.  What  therefore  God  hath 
joined  together,  let  no  man  put  asunder.  And  in  the  house 
the  disciples  asked  him  again  of  this  matter,1  [and]  they 
say  unto  him,  Why  then  did  Moses  command  to  give  a  bill 
of  divorcement,  and  to  put  her  away?  He  saith  unto  them, 
Moses  for  your  hardness  of  heart  suffered  you  to  put  away 
your  wives:  but  from  the  beginning  it  hath  not  been  so. 
And  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall  put  away  his  wife, 
except  for  fornication,  and  shall  marry  another,  committeth 
adultery:2  and  if  she  herself  shall  put  away  her  husband, 
and  marry  another,  she  committeth  adultery.3  And  he  that 
marrieth  her  when  she  is  put  away  committeth  adultery. 
The  disciples  say  unto  him,  If  the  case  of  the  man  is  so 
with  his  wife,  it  is  not  expedient  to  marry.  But  he  said 
unto  them,  All  men  cannot  receive  this  saying,  but  they  to 
whom  it  is  given.  For  there  are  eunuchs,  which  were  so 
born  from  their  mother's  womb :  and  there  are  eunuchs, 
which  were  made  eunuchs  by  men :  and  there  are  eunuchs, 
which  made  themselves  eunuchs  for  the  kingdom  of  heaven's 
sake.     He  that  is  able  to  receive  it,  let  him  receive  it.4 

§85 — JESUS  BLESSES   LITTLE   CHILDREN. 

And  they  brought  unto  him  little  children,  that  he  should5 
lay  his  hands  on  them  and  pray :  and  the  disciples  rebuked 
them.6  But  when  Jesus  saw  it,  he  was  moved  with  indig- 
nation.7 But  Jesus  called  them  unto  him,8  and  said  unto 
them,  Suffer  the  little  children  to  come  unto  me ;  forbid 
them  not :  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  God.  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  Whosoever  shall  not  receive  the  kingdom  of  God 
as  a  little  child,  he  shall  in  no  wise  enter  therein.  And*he 
took  them  in  his  arms,  and  blessed  them,  laying  his  hands 
upon  them,9  and  departed  thence.10 

1.  Mark  10  :  3-10.  5.  Mark  10  :  13.  8.  Luke  18  :  16. 

2.  Matt.  19 :  7-9.  6.  Matt.  19  :  13.  9.  Mark  10  :  14-16. 

3.  Mark  10  :  12.  7.  Mark  10 :  14.  10.  Matt.  19 :  15. 

4.  Matt.  19 :  9-12. 


122  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels, 


§86 — THE   RICH   YOUNG   RULER. 

And  as  he  was  going  forth  into  the  way,  there  ran  to  him1 
a  certain  ruler,2  and  kneeled  to  him,  and  asked  him,  Good 
Master,  what  shall  I  do  that  I  may  inherit  eternal  life  ?  And 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  Why  callest  thou  me  good  ?  none  is 
good  save  one,  even  God.3 

But  if  thou  wouldest  enter  into  life,  keep  the  command- 
ments. He  saith  unto  him,  Which  ?  And  Jesus  said,  Thou 
shalt  not  kill,  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery,  Thou  shalt 
not  steal,  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness,  Honour  thy 
father  and  thy  mother  :  and,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour 
as  thyself.  The  young  man  saith  unto  him,  All  these  things 
have  I  observed 4  from  my  youth  up : 6  what  lack  I  yet  ? 6  And 
Jesus  looking  upon  him  loved  him,  and  said  unto  him,  One 
thing  thou  lackest 7  yet. 8  If  thou  wouldest  be  perfect,9  go,  sell 
whatsoever  thou  hast,  and  give  to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt 
have  treasure  in  heaven  :  and  come,  follow  me.  But  his 
countenance  fell  at  the  saying,  and  he  went  away  sorrowful: 
for  he  was  one  that  had  great  possessions. 

And  Jesus  looked  round  about,  and  saith  unto  his  disciples, 
How  hardly  shall  they  that  have  riches  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  God  !  And  the  disciples  were  amazed  at  his  words. 
But  Jesus  answereth  again,  and  saith  unto  them,  Children, 
how  hard  is  it  for  them  that  trust  in  riches  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God  !  It  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go  through  a 
needle's  eye,  than  for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  God.10 

And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they  were  astonished 
exceedingly,  saying,  Who  then  can  be  saved  ?  And  Jesus 
looking  upon  them  said  to  them,  With  men  this  is  impossible  ;u 
but  not  with  God :  for  all  things  are  possible  with  God.12  Then 
answered  Peter  and  said  unto  him,  Lo,  we  have  left  all,  and 
followed  thee  ;  what  then  shall  we  have  ?    And  Jesus  said 

1.  Mark  10:  17.  5.  Luke  18:  21.  9.  Matt.  19:  21. 

2.  Luke  18:  18.  6.  Matt.  19:  20.  10.  Mark  10;  21-25. 

3.  Mark  10  :  17, 18.  7.  Mark  10 :  21.  11.  Matt.  19 :  25,  26. 

4.  Matt.  19 :  17-20.  8.  Luke  18  :  22.  12.  Mark  10  :  27. 


The  Parable  of  the  Labourers  in  the  Vineyard.    123 

unto  them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  ye  which  have  fol- 
lowed me,  in  the  regeneration  when  the  Son  of  man  shall  sit 
on  the  throne  of  his  glory,  ye  also  shall  sit  upon  twelve 
thrones,  judging  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel.1  There  is  no 
man  that  hath  left  house,  or  brethren,  or  sisters,  or  mother, 
or  father,  or  children,  or  lands,  for  my  sake,  and  for  the 
gospel's  sake,  but  he  shall  receive  a  hundredfold  now  in  this 
time,  houses,  and  brethren,  and  sisters,  and  mothers,  and 
children,  and  lands,  with  persecutions  ;  and  in  the  world  to 
come  eternal  life.  But  many  that  are  first  shall  be  last;  and 
the  last  first.2 

§87 — THE    PARABLE   OF   THE    LABOURERS   IN   THE 
VINEYARD. 

For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is  a 
householder,  which  went  out  early  in  the  morning  to  hire 
labourers  into  his  vineyard.  And  when  he  had  agreed  with 
the  labourers  for  a  penny  a  day,  he  sent  them  into  his  vine- 
yard. And  he  went  out  about  the  third  hour,  and  saw 
others  standing  in  the  marketplace  idle  ;  and  to  them  he 
said,  Go  ye  also  into  the  vineyard,  and  whatsoever  is  right 
I  will  give  you.  And  they  went  their  way.  Again  he  went 
out  about  the  sixth  and  the  ninth  hour,  and  did  likewise. 
And  about  the  eleventh  hour  he  went  out,  and  found  others 
standing  ;  and  he  saith  unto  them,  Why  stand  ye  here  all 
the  day  idle  ?  They  say  unto  him,  Because  no  man  hath 
hired  us.  He  saith  unto  them,  Go  ye  also  into  the  vine- 
yard. And  when  even  was  come,  the  lord  of  the  vineyard 
saith  unto  his  steward,  Call  the  labourers,  and  pay  them 
their  hire,  beginning  from  the  last  unto  the  first.  And 
when  they  came  that  were  hired  about  the  eleventh  hour, 
they  received  every  man  a  penny.  And  when  the  first 
came,  they  supposed  that  they  would  receive  more  ;  and 
they  likewise  received  every  man  a  penny.  And  when  they 
received  it,  they  murmured  against  the  householder,  say- 
ing, These  last  have    spent  but  one  hour,   and  thou  hast 

1.  Matt.  19  :  27,  28.  2.  Mark  10 :  29-31. 


124  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

made  them  equal  unto  us,  which  have  borne  the  burden 
of  the  day  and  the  scorching  heat.  But  he  answered 
and  said  to  one  of  them,  Friend,  I  do  thee  no  wrong : 
didst  not  thou  agree  with  me  for  a  penny  ?  Take  up  that 
which  is  thine,  and  go  thy  way  ;  it  is  my  will  to  give  unto 
this  last,  even  as  unto  thee.  Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do 
what  I  will  with  mine  own  ?  or  is  thine  eye  evil,  because  I 
am  good  ?     So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first  last.1 

§88 — JESUS   FORETELLS   HIS   DEATH   AND 
RESURRECTION. 

And  they  were  in  the  way,  going  up  to  Jerusalem ;  and 
Jesus  was  going  before  them :  and  they  were  amazed ;  and 
they  that  followed  were  afraid.  And  he  took  again  the 
twelve2  disciples  apart,3  and  began  to  tell  them  the  things 
that  were  to  happen  unto  him,  saying,  Behold,  we  go  up  to 
Jerusalem;4  and  all  the  things  that  are  written  by  the 
prophets  shall  be  accomplished  unto  the  Son  of  man.5  [And] 
he  the  Son  of  man  shall  be  delivered  unto  the  chief  priests 
and  the  scribes;  and  they  shall  condemn  him  to  death,6  [and] 
he  shall  be  delivered  up  unto  the  Gentiles,  and  shall  be 
mocked,  and  shamefully  entreated,  and  spit  upon :  and  they 
shall  scourge  and  kill  him :  and  the  third  day  he  shall  rise 
again.  And  they  understood  none  of  these  things  ;  and  this 
saying  was  hid  from  them,  and  they  perceived  not  the  things 
that  were  said.7 

Then  came  to  him  the  mother  of  the  sons  of  Zebedee  with 
her  sons,  worshipping  him,  and  asking  a  certain  thing  of 
him,8  saying,  Master,  we  would  that  thou  shouldest  do  for 
us  whatsoever  we  shall  ask  of  thee.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
What  would  ye  that  I  should  do  for  you  ?  And  they  said 
unto  him,  Grant  unto  us  that  we  may  sit,  one  on  thy  right 
hand,  and  one  on  thy  left  hand,  in  thy  glory.  But  Jesus 
said  unto  them,  Ye  know  not  what  ye  ask.     Are  ye  able  to 

1.  Matt.  20  :  1-16.  4.  Mark  10  :  32,  33.  7.  Luke  18  :  32-34. 

2.  Mark  10 :  32.  5.  Luke  18  :  31.  8.  Matt.  20 :  20. 

3.  Matt.  20 :  17.  6.  Mark  10  :  33. 


Jesus  Gives  Sight  to  Blind  Bartimceus.  125 

drink  the  cup  that  I  drink?  or  to  be  baptized  with  the 
baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with?  And  they  said  unto  him, 
We  are  able.  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  The  cup  that  I 
drink  ye  shall  drink ;  and  with  the  baptism  that  I  am 
baptized  withal  shall  ye  be  baptized :  but  to  sit  on  my  right 
hand  or  on  my  left  hand  is  not  mine  to  give :  but  it  is  for 
them  for  whom  it  hath  been  prepared.  And  when  the  ten 
heard  it,  they  began  to  be  moved  with  indignation  concern- 
ing James  and  John.  And  Jesus  called  them  to  him  and 
saith  unto  them,  Ye  know  that  they  which  are  accounted  to 
rule  over  the  Gentiles  lord  it  over  them ;  and  their  great 
ones  exercise  authority  over  them.  But  it  is  not  so  among 
you :  but  whosoever  would  become  great  among  you,  shall 
be  your  minister :  and  whosoever  would  be  first  among  you, 
shall  be  servant  of  all.  For  verily  the  Son  of  man  came  not 
to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to  minister,  and  to  give  his  life  a 
ransom  for  many.1 

§89 — JESUS   GIVES   SIGHT   TO   BLIND   BARTIMCEUS 
AND   VISITS    ZACCH^US. 

And  they  come  to  Jericho  :  and  as  he  went  out  from 
Jericho,  with  his  disciples  and  a  great  multitude,  the  son  of 
Timaaus,  Bartimseus,  a  blind  beggar,  was  sitting  by  the  way 
side2  begging  :  and  hearing  a  multitude  going  by,  he  in- 
quired what  this  meant.  And  they  told  him,  that  Jesus  of 
Nazareth  passeth  by.  And  he  cried,  saying,  Jesus,  thou 
son  of  David,  have  mercy  on  me.  And  they  that  went 
before  rebuked  him,  that  he  should  hold  his  peace  :  but 
he  cried  out  the  more  a  great  deal,  Thou  son  of  David, 
have  mercy  on  me.  And  Jesus  stood,  and  commanded 
him  to  be  brought  unto  him.3  And  they  call  the  blind  man, 
saying  unto  him,  Be  of  good  cheer  :  rise,  he  calleth  thee. 
And  he,  casting  away  his  garment,  sprang  up,  and  came 
to  Jesus.4  And  when  he  was  come  near,  he  asked  him, 
What  wilt  thou  that  I  should  do  unto  thee  ?    And  he  said, 

1.  Mark  10  :  35-45.  3.  Luke  IS :  36-40.  4.  Mark  10 :  49,  50. 

2.  Mark  10:  46. 


126  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

Lord,  that  I  may  receive  my  sight.  And  Jesus  said  unto 
him,  Receive  thy  sight  :  thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 
And  immediately  he  received  his  sight,  and  followed  him, 
glorifying  God  ;  and  all  the  people,  when  they  saw  it,  gave 
praise  unto  God.1 

And  he  entered  and  was  passing  through  Jericho.  And 
behold,  a  man  called  by  name  Zacchseus  ;  and  he  was  a 
chief  publican,  and  he  was  rich.  And  he  sought  to  see 
Jesus  who  he  was  ;  and  could  not  for  the  crowd,  because 
he  was  little  of  stature.  And  he  ran  on  before,  and 
climbed  up  into  a  sycomore  tree  to  see  him  :  for  he  was 
to  pass  that  way.  And  when  Jesus  came  to  the  place,  he 
looked  up,  and  said  unto  him,  Zacchseus,  make  haste,  and 
come  down  ;  for  to-day  I  must  abide  at  thy  house.  And 
he  made  haste,  and  came  down,  and  received  him  joyfully. 
And  when  they  saw  it,  they  all  murmured,  saying,  He  is 
gone  in  to  lodge  with  a  man  that  is  a  sinner.  And 
Zacchseus  stood,  and  said  unto  the  Lord,  Behold,  Lord, 
the  half  of  my  goods  I  give  to  the  poor  ;  and  if  I  have 
wrongfully  exacted  aught  of  any  man,  I  restore  fourfold. 
And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  To-day  is  salvation  come  to  this 
house,  forasmuch  as  he  also  is  a  son  of  Abraham.  For  the 
Son  of  man  came  to  seek  and  to  save  that  which  was  lost.2 

§90 — THE   PAKABLE   OF   THE  TEN   POUNDS. 

And  as  they  heard  these  things,  he  added  and  spake  a 
parable,  because  he  was  nigh  to  Jerusalem,  and  because 
they  supposed  that  the  kingdom  of  God  was  immediately 
to  appear.  He  said  therefore,  a  certain  nobleman  went 
into  a  far  country,  to  receive  for  himself  a  kingdom,  and 
to  return.  And  he  called  ten  servants  of  his,  and  gave 
them  ten  pounds,  and  said  unto  them,  Trade  ye  herewith 
till  I  come.  But  his  citizens  hated  him,  and  sent  an  ani- 
bassage  after  him,  saying,  We  will  not  that  this  man  reign 
over  us.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was  come  back 
again,  having  received  the  kingdom,  that  he  commanded 
these  servants,  unto  whom  he  had  given  the  money,  to  be 

1.  Luke  18 :  40-43.  2.  Luke  19 :  1-10. 


The  Chief  Priests  Conspire  to  Kill  Jesus.       127 

called  to  him,  that  he  might  know  what  they  had  gained 
by  trading.  And  the  first  came  before  him,  saying,  Lord, 
thy  pound  hath  made  ten  pounds  more.  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Well  done,  thou  good  servant :  because  thou  wast 
found  faithful  in  a  very  little,  have  thou  authority  over  ten 
cities.  And  the  second  came,  saying,  Thy  pound,  Lord,  hath 
made  five  pounds.  And  he  said  unto  him  also,  Be  thou  also 
over  five  cities.  And  another  came,  saying,  Lord,  behold, 
here  is  thy  pound,  which  I  kept  laid  up  in  a  napkin  :  for  I 
feared  thee,  because  thou  art  an  austere  man  :  thou  takest 
up  that  thou  layedst  not  down,  and  reapest  that  thou  didst 
not  sow.  He  saith  unto  him,  Out  of  thine  own  mouth 
will  I  judge  thee,  thou  wicked  servant.  Thou  knewest  that 
I  am  an  austere  man,  taking  up  that  I  laid  not  down,  and 
reaping  that  I  did  not  sow  ;  then  wherefore  gavest  thou 
not  my  money  into  the  bank,  and  I  at  my  coming  should 
have  required  it  with  interest  ?  And  he  said  unto  them 
that  stood  by,  Take  away  from  him  the  pound,  and  give  it 
unto  him  that  hath  the  ten  pounds.  And  they  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  he  hath  ten  pounds.  I  say  unto  you,  that  unto 
every  one  that  hath  shall  be  given  ;  but  from  him  that 
hath  not,  even  that  which  he  hath  shall  be  taken  away  from 
him.  Howbeit  these  mine  enemies,  which  would  not  that  I 
should  reign  over  them,  bring  hither,  and  slay  them  before 


§  91 — THE  CHIEF  PRIESTS   CONSPIRE   TO  KILL  JESUS. 
MARY  ANOINTS  HIM  FOR  HIS  BURIAL. 

Now  the  passover  of  the  Jews  was  at  hand :  and  many 
went  up  to  Jerusalem  out  of  the  country  before  the  passover, 
to  purify  themselves.  They  sought  therefore  for  Jesus,  and 
spake  one  with  another,  as  they  stood  in  the  temple,  What 
think  ye?  That  he  will  not  come  to  the  feast?  Now  the 
chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  had  given  commandment, 
that,  if  any  man  knew  where  he  was,  he  should  shew  it,  that 
they  might  take  him.2 

1.  Luke  10 :  15-27.  2.  John  11  :  55-57. 


128  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

Jesus  therefore  six  days  before  the  passover  came  to 
Bethany,  where  Lazarus  was,  whom  Jesus  raised  from  the 
dead.1 

The  common  people  therefore  of  the  Jews  learned  that  he 
was  there:  and  they  came,  not  for  Jesus'  sake  only,  but 
that  they  might  see  Lazarus  also,  whom  he  had  raised  from 
the  dead.  But  the  chief  priests  took  counsel  that  they 
might  put  Lazarus  also  to  death  ;  because  that  by  reason  of 
him  many  of  the  Jews  went  away,  and  believed  on  Jesus.2 

Now  when  Jesus  was  in  Bethany,  in  the  house  of  Simon 
the  leper,3  they  made  him  a  supper  there:  and  Martha 
served ;  but  Lazarus  was  one  of  them  that  sat  at  meat  with 
him.  Mary  therefore  took4  [an  alabaster  cruse  of  ointment 
of  spikenard  very  costly;  and  she  brake  the  cruse,  and 
poured  it  over  his  head5]  a  pound  of  ointment  of  spikenard, 
very  precious,  and  anointed  the  feet  of  Jesus,  and  wiped  his 
feet  with  her  hair :  and  the  house  was  filled  with  the  odour 
of  the  ointment.6  But  when  the  disciples  saw  it,  they  had 
indignation,  saying,  To  what  purpose7  hath  this  waste  of  the 
ointment  been  made?8  And  they  murmured  against  her.9 
But  Judas  Iscariot,  one  of  his  disciples,  which  should  betray 
him,  saith,  Why  was  not  this  ointment  sold  for  three  hundred 
pence,  and  given  to  the  poor?  Now  this  he  said,  not 
because  he  cared  for  the  poor ;  but  because  he  was  a  thief, 
and  having  the  bag  took  away  what  was  put  therein.10  But 
Jesus  perceiving  it  said  unto  them,  Why  trouble  ye  the 
woman?  for  she  hath  wrought  a  good  work  upon  me.  For 
ye  have  the  poor  always  with  you,11  and  whensoever  ye  will 
ye  can  do  them  good :  but  me  ye  have  not  always.  She  hath 
done  what  she  could.12  For  in  that  she  poured  this  ointment 
upon  my  body,  she  did  it  to  prepare  me  for  burial.13  And 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  Wheresoever  this  gospel  shall  be 
preached  throughout  the  whole  world,  that  also  which  this 
woman  hath  done  shall  be  spoken  of  for  a  memorial  of  her.14 


1. 

John  12 : 

1. 

6.  John  12  : 

3. 

11. 

Matt.  26 

:  10, 11. 

7,8. 

2. 

John  12  : 

9-11. 

7.  Matt.  26 

:  8. 

12. 

Mark  14  : 

3. 

Matt.  26 

:  6. 

8.  Mark  14  : 

4. 

13. 

Matt.  26 : 

12. 

4. 

John  12 : 

2,3. 

9.  Mark  14 : 

5. 

14. 

Mark  14 : 

9. 

5. 

Mark  14 : 

:  3. 

10.  John  12  : 

4-6. 

Jesus'  Triumphal  Entry  into  Jerusalem.        129 

§92 — JESUS    MAKES    HIS    TRIUMPHAL     ENTRY    INTO 
JERUSALEM. 

And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  went  on  before,  going 
up  to  Jerusalem. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  drew  nigh  unto  Bethphage 
and  Bethany,  at  the  mount  that  is  called  the  mount  of  Olives, 
he  sent  two  of  the  disciples,  saying,  Go  your  way  into  the 
village  over  against  you  ;  in  the  which  as  ye  enter  ye  shall 
find  a  colt  tied,  whereon  no  man  ever  yet  sat  :  loose  him, 
and  bring  him.  And  if  any  one  ask  you,  Why  do  ye 
loose  him  ?  thus  shall  ye  say,  The  Lord  hath  need  of  him,1 
and  straightway  he  will  send  him  back  hither.  And  they 
went  away,  and  found  a  colt  tied  at  the  door  without  in 
the  open  street.2  And  as  they  were  loosing  the  colt,  the 
owners  thereof  said  unto  them,  Why  loose  ye  the  colt  ? 3  And 
they  said  unto  them  even  as  Jesus  had  said  :  and  they  let 
them  go.  And  they  bring  the  colt  unto  Jesus,  and  cast  on 
him  their  garments  ;4  and  set  Jesus  thereon.5 

On  the  morrow  a  great  multitude  that  had  come  to  the 
feast,  when  they  heard  that  Jesus  was  coming  to  Jerusalem, 
took  the  branches  of  the  palm  trees,  and  went  forth  to  meet 
him,  and  cried  out,  Hosanna  :  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  even  the  King  of  Israel.6 

Now  this  is  come  to  pass,  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  the  prophet,  saying, 
Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
Behold,  thy  King  cometh  unto  thee, 
Meek,  and  riding  upon  an  ass, 
And  upon  a  colt  the  foal  of  an  ass.7 
And  the  most  part  of  the  multitude  spread  their  garments 
in  the  way  ;  and  others  cut  branches  from  the  trees,  and 
spread  them  in  the  way.8 

And  as  he  was  now  drawing  nigh,  even  at  the  descent  of 

1.  Luke  19  :  28-31.  4.  Mark  11 :  6,  7.  7.  Matt.  21 :  4,  5. 

2.  Mark  11  :  3,  4.  5.  Luke  19 :  35.  8.  Matt.  21 :  8. 
S.  Luke  19  :  33.                  6.  John  12 :  12, 13. 


130  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

the  mount  of  Olives,  the  whole  multitude  of  the  disciples 
began  to  rejoice  and  praise  God  with  a  loud  voice  for  all  the 
mighty  works  which  they  had  seen ;  saying,  Blessed  is  the 
King  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  :  peace  in  heaven, 
and  glory  in  the  highest.1 

These  things  understood  not  his  disciples  at  the  first  :  but 
when  Jesus  was  glorified,  then  remembered  they  that  these 
things  were  written  of  him,  and  that  they  had  done  these 
things  unto  him.  The  multitude  therefore  that  was  with 
him  when  he  called  Lazarus  out  of  the  tomb,  and  raised  him 
from  the  dead,  bare  witness.  For  this  cause  also  the  multi- 
tude went  and  met  him,  for  that  they  heard  that  he  had 
done  this  sign.  The  Pharisees  therefore  said  among  them- 
selves, Behold  how  ye  prevail  nothing  :  lo,  the  world  is  gone 
after  him.2 


§93 — JESUS   WEEPS   OVER   JERUSALEM. 

And  some  of  the  Pharisees  from  the  multitude  said  unto 
him,  Master,  rebuke  thy  disciples.  And  he  answered  and 
said,  1  tell  you  that,  if  these  shall  hold  their  peace,  the 
stones  will  cry  out. 

And  when  he  drew  nigh,  he  saw  the  city  and  wept  over  it, 
saying,  If  thou  hadst  known  in  this  day,  even  thou,  the 
things  which  belong  unto  peace  !  but  now  they  are  hid  from 
thine  eyes.  For  the  days  shall  come  upon  thee,  when  thine 
enemies  shall  cast  up  a  bank  about  thee,  and  compass  thee 
around,  and  keep  thee  in  on  every  side,  and  shall  dash  thee 
to  the  ground,  and  thy  children  within  thee  ;  and  they  shall 
not  leave  in  thee  one  stone  upon  another  ;  because  thou 
knewest  not  the  time  of  thy  visitation.3 

1.  Luke  19:  37,  38.  2.  John  12: 16-19.  3.  Luke  19  :  39-44. 


The  Barren  Fig  free.  131 

§  94 — THE   MULTITUDES   AND   THE  CHILDREN  PRAISE 
THE   LORD. 

And  when  he  was  come  into  Jerusalem,  all  the  city  was 
stirred,  saying,  Who  is  this  ?  And  the  multitudes  said,  This 
is  the  prophet,  Jesus,  from  Nazareth  of  Galilee.1 

And  the  blind  and  the  lame  came  to  him  in  the  temple  : 
and  he  healed  them.  But  when  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  saw  the  wonderful  things  that  he  did,  and  the  chil- 
dren that  were  crying  in  the  temple  and  saying,  Hosanna  to 
the  son  of  David ;  they  were  moved  with  indignation,  and 
said  unto  him,  Hearest  thou  what  these  are  saying  ?  And 
Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Yea:  did  ye  never  read,  Out  of  the 
mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast  perfected  praise  V 
and  when  he  had  looked  round  about  upon  all  things,  it 
being  now  eventide,  he  went  out3  of  the  city4  unto  Bethany 
with  the  twelve,5  and  lodged  there.6 

§95 — THE    BARREN    FIG    TREE    AND    THE    SECOND 
PURGING    OF    THE    TEMPLE. 

And  on  the  morrow,  when  they  were  come  out  from 
Bethany,  he  hungered.  And  seeing  a  fig  tree  afar  off  having 
leaves,  he  came,  if  haply  he  might  find  anything  thereon : 
and  when  he  came  to  it,  he  found  nothing  but  leaves;  for 
it  was  not  the  season  of  hgs.  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  it,  No  man  eat  fruit  from  thee  henceforward  for  ever. 
And  his  disciples  heard  it. 

And  they  come  to  Jerusalem :  and  he  entered  into  the 
temple,  and  began  to  cast  out  them  that  sold  and  them  that 
bought  in  the  temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables  of  the 
money-changers,  and  the  seats  of  them  that  sold  the  doves; 
and  he  would  not  suffer  that  any  man  should  carry  a  vessel 
through  the  temple.     And  he  taught,  and  said  unto  them, 

1.  Matt.  21  :  10,  11.  3.  Mark  11 :  11.  5.  Mark  11 :  11. 

2.  Matt.  21,  14-16.  4.  Matt.  21  :  17.  6.  Matt.  21:  17. 


132  A   Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

Is  it  not  written,  My  house  shall  be  called  a  house  of  prayer 
for  all  the  nations?  but  ye  have  made  it  a  den  of  robbers.1 

And  he  was  teaching  daily  in  the  temple.  But  the  chief 
priests  and  the  scribes  and  the  principal  men  of  the  people'* 
heard  it,  and  sought  how  they  might  destroy  him :  for  they 
feared  him,  for  all  the  multitude  was  astonished  at  his 
teaching.3  And  they  could  not  find  what  they  might  do; 
for  the  people  all  hung  upon  him,  listening.4 

§96 — JESUS    FORETELLS    HIS  "  LIFTING   UP." 

Now  there  were  certain  Greeks  among  those  that  went  up 
to  worship  at  the  feast:  these  therefore  came  to  Philip, 
which  was  of  Bethsaida  of  Galilee,  and  asked  him,  saying, 
Sir,  we  would  see  Jesus.  Philip  cometh  and  telleth  Andrew  : 
Andrew  cometh,  and  Philip,  and  they  tell  Jesus.  And 
Jesus  answereth  them,  saying,  The  hour  is  come,  that  the 
Son  of  man  should  be  glorified.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  Except  a  grain  of  wheat  fall  into  the  earth  and  die,  it 
abideth  by  itself  alone ;  but  if  it  die,  it  beareth  much  fruit. 
He  that  loveth  his  life  loseth  it ;  and  he  that  hateth  his  life 
in  this  world  shall  keep  it  unto  life  eternal.  If  any  man 
serve  me,  let  him  follow  me;  and  where  I  am,  there  shall 
also  my  servant  be :  if  any  man  serve  me,  him  will  the 
Father  honour.  Now  is  my  soul  troubled ;  and  what  shall 
I  say?  Father,  save  me  from  this  hour.  But  for  this  cause 
came  I  unto  this  hour.  Father,  glorify  thy  name.  There 
came  therefore  a  voice  out  of  heaven,  saying,  I  have  both 
glorified  it,  and  will  glorify  it  again.  The  multitude  there- 
fore, that  stood  by,  and  heard  it,  said  that  it  had  thundered  : 
others  said,  An  angel  hath  spoken  to  him.  Jesus  answered 
and  said,  This  voice  hath  not  come  for  my  sake,  but  for  your 
sakes.  Now  is  the  judgement  of  this  world:  now  shall  the 
prince  of  this  world  be  cast  out.  And  I,  if  I  be  lifted  up 
from  the  earth,  will  draw  all  men  unto  myself.  But  this  he 
said,  signifying  by  what  manner  of  death  he  should  die.0 

1.  Mark  11 :  12-17.  3.  Mark  11 :  18.  5.  John  12  :  20-33. 

2.  Luke  19  :  47.  4.  Luke  19 :  48. 


Jesus  Foretells  His  "Lifting  Up:'  133 

The  multitude  therefore  answered  him,  We  have  heard  out 
of  the  law  that  the  Christ  abideth  for  ever :  and  how  sayest 
thou,  The  Son  of  man  must  be  lifted  up  ?  who  is  this  Son  of 
man  ?  Jesus  therefore  said  unto  them,  Yet  a  little  while  is 
the  light  among  you.  Walk  while  ye  have  the  light,  that 
darkness  overtake  you  not :  and  he  that  walketh  in  the 
darkness  knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth.  While  ye  have 
the  light,  believe  on  the  light,  that  ye  may  become  sons  of 
light. 

These  things  spake  Jesus,  and  he  departed  and  hid  him- 
self from  them.  But  though  he  had  done  so  many  signs 
before  them,  yet  they  believed  not  on  him  :  that  the  word  of 
Isaiah  the  prophet  might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake, 

Lord,  who  hath  believed  our  report  ? 

And  to  whom  hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord  been  revealed  ? 
For  this  cause  they  could  not  believe,  for  that  Isaiah  said 
again, 

He  hath  blinded   their  eyes,   and  he   hardened   their 
heart ; 

Lest  they  should  see  with  their  eyes,  and  perceive  with 
their  heart, 

And  should  turn, 

And  I  should  heal  them. 
These  things  said  Isaiah,  because  he  saw  his  glory  ;  and  he 
spake  of  him.  Nevertheless  even  of  the  rulers  many 
believed  on  him  ;  but  because  of  the  Pharisees  they  did  not 
confess  it,  lest  they  should  be  put  out  of  the  synagogue  :  for 
they  loved  the  glory  of  men  more  than  the  glory  of  God. 

And  Jesus  cried  and  said,  He  that  believeth  on  me,  belie  v- 
eth  not  on  me,  but  on  him  that  sent  me.  And  he  that 
beholdeth  me  beholdeth  him  that  sent  me.  I  am  come  a 
light  into  the  world,  that  whosoever  believeth  on  me  may 
not  abide  in  the  darkness.  And  if  any  man  hear  my  sayings, 
and  keep  them  not,  I  judge  him  not  :  for  I  came  not  to 
judge  the  world,  but  to  save  the  world.  He  that  rejecteth 
me,  and  receiveth  not  my  sayings,  hath  one  that  judgeth 
him  :  the  word  that  I  spake,  the  same  shall  judge  him  in  the1 

1.  John  12  :  34-48. 


134  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

last  day.  For  I  spake  not  from  myself  ;  but  the  Father 
which  sent  me,  he  hath  given  me  a  commandment,  what  I 
should  say,  and  what  I  should  speak.  And  I  know  that  his 
commandment  is  life  eternal  :  the  things  therefore  which  I 
speak,  even  as  the  Father  hath  said  unto  me,  so  I  speak.1 


§97 — THE   BARREN   FIG   TREE   WITHERED. 

And  every  evening  he  went  forth  out  of  the  city. 

And  as  they  passed  by  in  the  morning,  they  saw  the  fig 
tree  withered  away  from  the  roots.2 

And  when  the  disciples  saw  it,  they  marvelled,  saying, 
How  did  the  fig  tree  immediately  wither  away  f 

And  Peter  calling  to  remembrance  saith  unto  him,  Rabbi, 
behold,  the  fig  tree  which  thou  cursedst  is  withered  away. 
And  Jesus  answering  saith  unto  them,  Have  faith  in  God. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall  say  unto  this  moun- 
tain, Be  thou  taken  up  and  cast  into  the  sea  ;  and  shall  not 
doubt  in  his  heart,  but  shall  believe  that  what  he  saith  conieth 
to  pass ;  he  shall  have  it.  Therefore  1  say  unto  you,  All 
things  whatsoever  ye  pray  and  ask  for,  believe  that  ye  have 
received  them,  and  ye  shall  have  them.  And  whensoever  ye 
stand  praying,  forgive,  if  ye  have  aught  against  any  one  ; 
that  your  Father  also  which  is  in  heaven  may  forgive  you 
your  trespasses.4 

And  it  came  to  pass,  on  one  of  the  days,  as  he  was  teach- 
ing the  people  in  the  temple,  and  preaching  the  gospel,  there 
came  upon  him  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  with  the 
elders  ;  and  they  spake,  saying  unto  him,  Tell  us  :  By  what 
authority  doest  thou  these  things  ?  or  who  is  he  that  gave 
thee  this  authority  '(  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
I  also  will  ask  you  a  question,1'  which  if  ye  tell  me,  I  like- 
wise will  tell  you  by  what  authority  I  do  these  things.6  The 
baptism  of  John,  was  it  from  heaven,  or  from  men  V  answer 


1.  John  12  :  48-50.  4.  Mark  11  :  21-25.  7.  Luke  20  :  4. 

2.  Mark  11 :  19,  20.  5.  Luke  20  :  1-8.  8.  Mark  11  :  31. 

3.  Matt.  21  :  20.  6.  Matt.  21 :  24. 


The  Parable  of  the    Wicked  Husbandmen.       135 

shall  say,  from  heaven  ;  he  will  say,  Why1  then2  did  ye  not 
believe  him  ?  But  if  we  shall  say,  From  men  ;  all  the  people 
will  stone  us  :  for  they  be  persuaded  that  John  was  a 
prophet.  And  they  answered,  that  they  knew  not  whence 
it  was.  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Neither  tell  I  you  by 
what  authority  I  do  these  things.3 

§98 — THE  PARABLES  OF  THE  TWO  SONS,  OF  THE 
WICKED  HUSBANDMEN  AND  THE  VINEYARD, 
AND   OF   THE   MARRIAGE   FEAST. 

But  what  think  ye  ?  A  man  had  two  sons  ;  and  he  came 
to  the  first,  and  said,  Son,  go  work  to-day  in  the  vineyard. 
And  he  answered  and  said,  I  will  not  :  but  afterward  he 
repented  himself,  and  went.  And  he  came  to  the  second, 
and  said  likewise.  And  he  answered  and  said,  I  go,  sir  :  and 
went  not.  Whether  of  the  twain  did  the  will  of  his  father  ? 
They  say,  The  first.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  that  the  publicans  and  the  harlots  go  into  the 
kingdom  of  God  before  you.  For  John  <ame  unto  you  in 
the  way  of  righteousness,  and  ye  believed  him  not  :  but  the 
publicans  and  the  harlots  believed  him  :  and  ye,  when  ye 
saw  it,  did  not  even  repent  yourselves  afterward,  that  ye 
might  believe  him. 

Hear  another  parable  :  There  was  a  man  that  was  a  house- 
holder, which  planted  a  vineyard,  and  set  a  hedge  about  it, 
and  digged  a  winepress  in  it,  and  built  a  tower,  and  let  it 
out  to  husbandmen,  and  went  into  another  country4  for  a 
long  time.5  And  when  the  season  of  the  fruits  drew  near, 
he  sent  his  servants  to  the  husbandmen,  to  receive6  of  the 
fruits  of  the  vineyard.  And  they  took  him,  and  beat  him, 
and  sent  him  away  empty.  And  again  he  sent  unto  them 
another  servant  :  and  him  they  wounded  in  the  head,  and 
handled  shamefully.  And  he  sent  another  ;  and  him  they 
killed  :  and  many  others  ;  beating  some,  and  killing  some.7 

1.  Luke  20  :  5.  4.  Matt.  21 :  28-33.  6.  Matt.  21  :  34. 

2.  Mark  11 :  31.  5.  Luke  20 :  9.  7.  Mark  12 :  2-5. 

3.  Luke  20  :  5-8. 


136  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

And  the  lord  of  the  vineyard  said,  What  shall  I  do  ?  I  will 
send  my  beloved  son  :  it  may  be  they  will  reverence  him. 
But  when  the  husbandmen  saw  him,  they  reasoned  one  with 
another,  saying,  This  is  the  heir :  let  us  kill  him,  that  the 
inheritance  may  be  ours.1  And  they  took  him,  and  cast  him 
forth  out  of  the  vineyard,  and  killed  him.  When  therefore 
the  lord  of  the  vineyard  shall  come,  what  will  he  do  unto 
those  husbandmen  ?  They  say  unto  him,  He  will  miserably 
destroy  those  miserable  men,  and  will  let  out  the  vineyard 
unto  other  husbandmen,  which  shall  render  him  the  fruits 
in  their  seasons.2  And  when  they  heard  it,  they  said,  God 
forbid.  But  he  looked  upon  them,  and  said,3  Did  ye  never 
read  in  the  scriptures, 

The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected, 

The  same  was  made  the  head  of  the  corner  : 

This  was  from  the  Lord, 

And  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes  ? 
Therefore  say  I  unto  you,  the  kingdom  of  God  shall  be  taken 
away  from  you,  and  shall  be  given  to  a  nation  bringing  forth 
the  fruits  thereof.  And  he  that  falleth  on  this  stone  shall 
be  broken  to  pieces  :  but  on  whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  will 
scatter  him  as  dust.  And  when  the  chief  priests  and  the 
Pharisees  heard  his  parables,  they  perceived  that  he  spake 
of  them.4  And  they  sought  to  lay  hold  on  him,5  in  that  very 
hour  ;  and6  they  feared  the  multitudes,  because  they  took 
him  for  a  prophet,7  and  they  left  him  and  went  away.8 

And  Jesus  answered  and  spake  again  in  parables  unto  them, 
saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a  certain 
king,  which  made  a  marriage  feast  for  his  son,  and  sent  forth 
his  servants  to  call  them  that  were  bidden  to  the  marriage 
feast :  and  they  would  not  come.  Again  he  sent  forth  other 
servants,  saying,  Tell  them  that  are  bidden,  Behold,  I  have 
made  ready  my  dinner  :  my  oxen  and  my  fatlings  are  killed, 
and  all  things  are  ready  :  come  to  the  marriage  feast.  But 
they  made  light  of  it,  and  went  their  ways,  one  to  his  own 


1.  Luke  20  :  13,  14.  4.  Matt.  21 :  42-45.  7.  Matt  21 :  46. 

2.  Matt.  21 :  39-41.  5.  Mark  12  :  12.  8.  Mark  12 :  12. 

3.  Luke  20 :  16, 17.  6.  Luke  20 :  19. 


Jesus'  Reply  Concerning  Tribute  Money.       137 

farm,  another  to  his  merchandise  :  and  the  rest  laid  hold  on 
his  servants,  and  entreated  them  shamefully,  and  killed 
them.  But  the  king  was  wroth  ;  and  he  sent  his  armies, 
and  destroyed  those  murderers,  and  burned  their  city. 
Then  saith  he  to  his  servants,  The  wedding  is  ready,  but 
they  that  were  bidden  were  not  worthy.  Go  ye  therefore 
unto  the  partings  of  the  highways,  and  as  many  as  ye  shall 
find,  bid  to  the  marriage  feast.  And  those  servants  went 
out  into  the  highways,  and  gathered  together  all  as  many  as 
they  found,  both  bad  and  good  :  and  the  wedding  was  filled 
with  guests.  But  when  the  king  came  in  to  behold  the 
guests,  he  saw  there  a  man  which  had  not  on  a  wedding 
garment :  and  he  saith  unto  him,  Friend,  how  earnest  thou  in 
hither  not  having  a  wedding  garment  ?  And  he  was  speech- 
less. Then  the  king  said  to  the  servants,  Bind  him  hand 
and  foot,  and  cast  him  out  into  the  outer  darkness  ;  there 
shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth.  For  many  are 
called,  but  few  chosen.1 


§  99 — JESUS  REPLIES  TO  THE  PHARISEES  CONCERNING 
THE  TRIBUTE  MONEY,  AND  REVEALS  THE 
STATE   OF   THE   SAINTS   IN   HEAVEN. 

Then  went  the  Pharisees,  and  took  counsel  how  they 
might  ensnare  him  in  his  talk.2  And  they  watched  him,  and 
sent  forth  spies,  which  feigned  themselves  to  be  righteous, 
that  they  might  take  hold  of  his  speech,  so  as  to  deliver  him 
up  to  the  rule,  and  to  the  authority  of  the  governor.3  A_nd 
they  send  to  him  their  disciples,  with  the  Herodians,  saying, 
Master,  we  know  that  thou  art  true,  and  teachest  the  way  of 
God  in  truth,  and  carest  not  for  any  one  :  for  thou  regardest 
not  the  person  of  men,4  but  of  a  truth  teachest  the  way 
of  God.5  Tell  us  therefore,  What  thinkest  thou  ?  Is  it  law- 
ful to  give  tribute  unto  Csesar,  or  not?6     Shall  we  give,  or 


1.  Matt.  22 :  1-14.  3.  Luke  20  :  20.  5.  Luke  20  :  21. 

2.  Matt.  22  :  15.  4.  Matt.  22 :  16.  6.  Matt.  22  :  17. 

10 


138  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

shall  we  not  give  f  But  Jesus  perceived  their  wickedness, 
and  said,  Why  tempt  ye  me,  ye  hypocrites  ?  Shew  me  the 
tribute  money.  And  they  brought  unto  him  a  penny.  And  he 
saith  unto  them,  Whose  is  this  image  and  superscription  ? 
They  say  unto  him,  Csesar's.  Then  saith  he  unto  them, 
Render  therefore  unto  Caesar  the  things  that  are  Caesar's  ; 
and  unto  God  the  things  that  are  God's.2  And  they  were  not 
able  t )  take  hold  of  the  saying  before  the  people  :  and  they 
marvelled  at  his  answer,  and  held  their  peace,3  and  left  him, 
and  went  their  way. 

And  on  that  day,4  there  came  to  him  certain  of  the  Sad- 
ducees,  they  which  say  that  there  is  no  resurrection  ;  and 
they  asked  him,  saying,  Master,  Moses  wrote  unto  us,  that 
if  a  man's  brother  die,  having  a  wife,  and  he  be  childless, 
his  brother  should  take  the  wife,  and  raise  up  seed  unto  his 
brother.6 

Now  there  were  with  us  seven  brethren  :  and  the  first 
married  and  deceased,  and  having  no  seed  left  his  wife  unto 
his  brother  ;  in  like  manner  the  second  also,  and  the  third, 
unto  the  seventh.  And  after  them  all  the  woman  died.  In 
the  resurrection  therefore  whose  wife  shall  she  be  of  the 
seven  ?  for  they  all  had  her.  But  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  Ye  do  err,  not  knowing  the  scriptures,  nor  the 
power  of  God.6  The  sons  of  this  world  marry,  and  are  given 
in  marriage  :  but  they  that  are  accounted  worthy  to  attain 
to  that  world,  and  the  resurrection  from  the  dead,  neither 
marry,  nor  are  given  in  marriage  :  for  neither  can  they  die 
any  more  :  for  they  are  equal  unto  the  angels  ;  and  are  sons 
of  God,  being  sons  of  the  resurrection.7 

But  as  touching  the  dead,  that  they  are  raised  ;  have  ye 
not  read  in  the  book  of  Moses,  in  the  place  concerning  the 
Bush,  how  God  spake  unto  him,  saying,  I  am  the  God  of 
Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob  T 
Now  he  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but  of  the  living  :  for 


1.  Mark  12  :  14.  4.  Matt.  22  :  22,  23.  7.  Luke  20  : 

2.  Matt.  22  :  18-21.  5.  Luke  20  :  27,  28.  8.  Mark  12  : 

3.  Luke  20  :  26.  6.  Matt.  22 :  25-29. 


Jesus  Shews  that  the  Christ  is  David's  Son.       139 

all  live  unto  him.1  Ye  do  greatly  err.2  And  when  the 
multitudes  heard  it,  they  were  astonished  at  his  teaching.3 
And  certain  of  the  scribes  answering  said,  Master,  thou 
hast  well  said.  For  they  durst  not  any  more  ask  him  any 
question.4 

§  100 — THE   TWO   GREAT   COMMANDMENTS. 

But  the  Pharisees,  when  they  heard  he  had  put  the 
Sadducees  to  silence,  gathered  themselves  together.  And 
one  of  them,  a  lawyer,  asked  him  a  question,  tempting  him. 
Master,  which  is  the  great  commandment  in  the  law  V 
Jesus  answered,  The  first  is,  Hear,  O  Israel  ;  The  Lord  our 
God,  the  Lord  is  one  :  and  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
mind,  and  with  all  thy  strength.5  This  is  the  great  and  first 
commandment.  And  a  second  like  unto  it  is  this,  Thou 
shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.7  There  is  none  other 
commandment  greater  than  these.8  On  these  two  com- 
mandments hangeth  the  whole  law,  and  the  prophets.9  And 
the  scribe  said  unto  him,  Of  a  truth,  Master,  thou  hast  well 
said  that  he  is  one  ;  and  there  is  none  other  but  he  :  and 
to  love  him  with  all  the  heart,  and  with  all  the  understand- 
ing, and  with  all  the  strength,  and  to  love  his  neighbour  as 
himself,  is  much  more  than  all  whole  burnt  offerings  and 
sacrifices.  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he  answered  discreetly, 
he  said  unto  him,  Thou  art  not  far  from  the  kingdom  of 
God.     And  no  man  after  that  durst  ask  him  any  question.10 

§  101 — JESUS    SHEWS    THAT    THE    CHRIST    IS    DAVID'S 

SON   AND   DAVID'S   LORD. 

Now  while  the  Pharisees  were  gathered  together,  Jesus 
asked  them  a  question,  saying,  What  think  ye  of  the  Christ? 
whose  son  is  he  1     They  say  unto  him,  The  son  of  David. 

1.  Luke  20  :  38.  5.  Matt.  22  :  34-36.  8.  Mark  12  :  31. 

2.  Mark  12  :  27.  6.  Mark  12  :  29,  30.  9.  Matt.  22  :  40. 

3.  Matt.  22  :  33.  7.  Matt.  22  :  38,  39.  10.  Mark  12  :  32-34. 

4.  Luke  20  :  39,  40. 


140  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

He  saith  unto  them,  How  then  doth  David  in  the  Spirit  call 
him  Lord,  saying,1  in  the  book  of  Psalms,2 

The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 

Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 

Till  I  put  thine  enemies  underneath  thy  feet  ? 
If  David  then  calleth  him  Lord,  how  is  he  his  son  ?     And 
no  one  was  able  to  answer  him  a  word,  neither  durst  any 
man  from  that  day  forth  ask  him  any  more  questions.3    And 
the  common  people  heard  him  gladly.4 


§  102 — JESUS  WARNS  HIS  DISCIPLES  AGAINST  THE 
EXAMPLE  OF  THE  SCRIBES  AND  PHARISEES 
AND   LAMENTS   OVER  JERUSALEM. 

Then  spake  Jesus  to  the  multitudes  and  to  his  disciples, 
saying,  The  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  sit  on  Moses'  seat : 
all  things  therefore  whatsoever  they  bid  you,  these  do  and 
observe  :  but  do  not  ye  after  their  works  ;  for  they  say,  and 
do  not.  Yea,  they  bind  heavy  burdens  and  grievous  to  be 
borne,  and  lay  them  on  men's  shoulders  ;  but  they  them- 
selves will  not  move  them  with  their  finger.  But  all  their 
works  they  do  for  to  be  seen  of  men  :  for  they  make  broad 
their  phylacteries,  and  enlarge  the  borders  of  their  garments, 
and  love  the  chief  place  at  feasts,  and  the  chief  seats  in  the 
synagogues,  and5  to  walk  in  long  robes  and  to  have6  saluta- 
tions in  the  marketplaces,  and  to  be  called  of  men,  Rabbi. 
But  be  not  ye  called  Rabbi :  for  one  is  your  teacher,  and  all 
ye  are  brethren.  And  call  no  man  your  father  on  the  earth: 
for  one  is  your  Father,  which  is  in  heaven.  Neither  be  ye 
called  masters  :  for  one  is  your  master,  even  the  Christ. 
But  he  that  is  greatest  among  you  shall  be  your  servant. 
And  whosoever  shall  exalt  himself  shall  be  humbled  ;  and 
whosoever  shall  humble  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

But  woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  ! 
because  ye  shut  the  kingdom  of  heaven  against  men  :  for  ye 

1    Matt.  22  :  43.  3.  Matt.  22  :  44-46.  5.  Matt.  23  :  1-6. 

2.  Luke  20  :  42.  4.  Mark  12  :  37.  6.  Mark  12  :  38.  i 


Jesus  Warns  His  Disciples  Against  the  Scribes.   141 

enter  not  in  yourselves,  neither  suffer  ye  them  that  are 
entering  in  to  enter1  [which  devour  widows'  houses,  and  for 
a  pretence  make  long  prayers  :  these  shall  receive  greater 
condemnation2]. 

Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye 
compass  sea  and  land  to  make  one  proselyte  ;  and  when  he 
is  become  so,  ye  make  him  twofold  more  a  son  of  hell  than 
yourselves. 

Woe  unto  you,  ye  blind  guides,  which  say,  Whosoever 
shall  swear  by  the  temple,  it  is  nothing  ;  but  whosoever 
shall  swear  by  the  gold  of  the  temple,  he  is  a  debtor.  Ye 
fools  and  blind  :  for  whether  is  greater,  the  gold,  or  the 
temple  that  hath  sanctified  the  gold  ?  And,  Whosoever 
shall  swear  by  the  altar,  it  is  nothing  ;  but  whosoever  shall 
swear  by  the  gift  that  is  upon  it,  he  is  a  debtor.  Ye  blind  : 
for  whether  is  greater,  the  gift,  or  the  altar  that  sanctifieth 
the  gift  ?  He  therefore  that  sweareth  by  the  altar,  sweareth 
by  it,  and  by  all  things  thereon.  And  he  that  sweareth  by 
the  temple,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by  him  that  dwelleth 
therein.  And  he  that  sweareth  by  the  heaven,  sweareth 
by  the  throne  of  God,  and  by  him  that  sitteth  thereon. 

Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites !  for  ye 
tithe  mint  and  anise  and  cummin,  and  have  left  undone  the 
weightier  matters  of  the  law,  judgement,  and  mercy,  and 
faith :  but  these  ye  ought  to  have  done,  and  not  to  have  left 
the  other  undone.  Ye  blind  guides,  which  strain  out  the 
gnat,  and  swallow  the  camel. 

Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites !  for  ye 
cleanse  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter,  but  within 
they  are  full  from  extortion  and  excess.  Thou  blind  Phar- 
isee, cleanse  first  the  inside  of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter, 
that  the  outside  thereof  may  become  clean  also. 

Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites !  for  ye 
are  like  unto  whited  sepulchres,  which  outwardly  appear 
beautiful,  but  inwardly  are  full  of  dead  men's  bones,  and  of 
all  uncleanness.  Even  so  ye  also  outwardly  appear  right- 
eous unto  men,  but  inwardly  ye  are  full  of  hypocrisy  and 
iniquity.3 

1.  Matt.  23  :  7-13.  2.  Luke  20 :  47.  3.  Matt.23  :  15-28. 


142  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypocrites !  for  ye 
build  the  sepulchres  of  the  prophets,  and  garnish  the  tombs 
of  the  righteous,  and  say,  If  we  had  been  in  the  days  of  our 
fathers,  we  should  not  have  been  partakers  with  them  in  the 
blood  of  the  prophets.  Wherefore  ye  witness  to  yourselves, 
that  ye  are  sons  of  them  that  slew  the  prophets.  Fill  ye  up 
then  the  measure  of  your  fathers.  Ye  serpents,  ye  offspring 
of  vipers,  how  shall  ye  escape  the  judgement  of  hell? 
Therefore,  behold,  I  send  unto  you  prophets,  and  wise  men, 
and  scribes:  some  of  them  shall  ye  kill  and  crucify;  and 
some  of  them  shall  ye  scourge  in  your  synagogues,  and 
persecute  from  city  to  city :  that  upon  you  may  come  all  the 
righteous  blood  shed  on  the  earth,  from  the  blood  of  Abel 
the  righteous  unto  the  blood  of  Zachariah  son  of  Barachiah, 
whom  ye  slew  between  the  sanctuary  and  the  altar.  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  All  these  things  shall  come  upon  this  gener- 
ation. 

O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  which  killeth  the  prophets,  and 
stoneth  them  that  are  sent  unto  her!  how  often  would  I 
have  gathered  thy  children  together,  even  as  a  hen  gathereth 
her  chickens  under  her  wings,  and  ye  would  not !  Behold, 
your  house  is  left  unto  you  desolate.  For  I  say  unto  you, 
Ye  shall  not  see  me  henceforth,  till  ye  shall  say,  Blessed  is 
he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.1 


§103 — THE   WIDOWS   MITE. 

And  he  sat  down  over  against  the  treasury,  and  beheld 
how  the  multitude  cast  money  into  the  treasury:  and  many 
that  were  rich  cast  in  much.  And  there  came  a  poor  widow, 
and  she  cast  in  two  mites,  which  make  a  farthing.  And  he 
called  unto  him  his  disciples,  and  said  unto  them,  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  This  poor  widow  cast  in  more  than  all  they 
which  are  casting  into  the  treasury :  for  they  all  did  cast  in 
of  their  superfluity;  but  she  of  her  want  did  cast  in  all  that 
she  had,  even  all  her  living.2 

1.  Matt.  23  :  29-39.  2.  Mark  12  :  41-44. 


Jesus  Foretells  the  Destruction  of  the  Temple.     143 

§104 — JESUS  FORETELLS  THE  DESTRUCTION  OF  THE 
TEMPLE  AND  JERUSALEM,  AND  THE  COMING 
OF   THE   SON   OF   MAN. 

And  Jesus  went  out  from  the  temple,  and  was  going  on 
his  way;  and  his  disciples  came  to  him  to  shew  him  the 
buildings  of  the  temple.1  And  one  of  his  disciples  saith 
unto  him,  Master,  behold,  what  manner  of  stones  and  what 
manner  of  buildings !  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Seest  thou 
these  great  buildings?2  Verily  I  say  unto  you,3  As  for  these 
things  which  ye  behold,  the  days  will  come,  in  which  there 
shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone  upon  another,  that  shall  not 
be  thrown  down.4 

And  as  he  sat  on  the  mount  of  Olives  over  against  the 
temple,  Peter  and  James  and  John  and  Andrew  asked  him 
privately,5  Master,6  tell  us,  when  shall  these  things  be?  and 
what  shall  be  the  sign  when  these  things  are  all  about  to  be 
accomplished  V  [of  thy  coming  and  of  the  end  of  the  world8]. 
And  Jesus  began  to  say  unto  them,  Take  heed  that  no  man 
lead  you  astray.  Many  shall  come  in  my  name,  saying,  I 
am9  the  Christ  ;10  and  shall  lead  many  astray.  And  when  ye 
shall  hear  of  wars  and  rumours  of  wars,11  see  that  ye12  be  not 
troubled :  these  things  must  needs  come  to  pass ;  but  the  end 
is  not  yet13  [immediately14].  For  nation  shall  rise  against 
nation,  and  kingdom  against  kingdom :  there  shall  be  earth- 
quakes in  divers  places ;  there  shall  be  famines15  and  pesti- 
lences; and  there  shall  be  terrors  and  great  signs  from 
heaven.16     These  things  are  the  beginning  of  travail. 

But  take  ye  heed  to  yourselves:  for17  before  all  these 
things,  they  shall  lay  their  hands  on  you,  and  shall  persecute 
you,  delivering  you  up  to  the  synagogues  and  prisons, 
bringing   you  before  kings   and   governors  for  my  name's 


1.  Matt.  24 : 

1. 

7.  Mark  13  : 

4. 

.13.  Mark  13 ; 

7. 

2.  Mark  13  : 

1,2. 

8.  Matt.  24 

:  3. 

14.  Luke  21 : 

9. 

3.  Matt.  24  : 

:  2. 

9.  Mark  13  : 

5,6. 

15.  Mark  13  \ 

8. 

4.  Luke  21 : 

6. 

10.  Matt.  24 : 

5. 

16.  Luke  21 : 

11. 

5.  Mark  13: 

3. 

11.  Mark  13  : 

:  6,7. 

17.  Mark  13 

:  8,9. 

6.  Luke  21: 

7. 

12.  Matt.  24 

:  6. 

144:  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

sake.  Tt  shall  turn  unto  you  for  a  testimony.1  Then  shall 
they  deliver  you  up  unto  tribulation,  and  shall  kill  you : 
and  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  the  nations  for  my  name's  sake." 
And  the  gospel  must  first  be  preached  unto  all  the  nations. 
And  when  they  lead  you  to  judgement,  and  deliver  you  up, 
be  not  anxious  beforehand  what  ye  shall  speak  :  but  whatso- 
ever shall  be  given  you  in  that  hour,  that  speak  ye :  for  it  is 
not  ye  that  speak,  but  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  brother  shall 
deliver  up  brother  to  death,  and  the  father  his  child ;  and 
children  shall  rise  up  against  parents,  and  cause  them  to  be 
put  to  death.  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for  my 
name's  sake.3  Settle  it  therefore  in  your  hearts,  not  to 
meditate  beforehand  how  to  answer :  for  I  will  give  you  a 
mouth  and  wisdom,  which  all  your  adversaries  shall  not  be 
able  to  withstand  or  to  gainsay.  But  ye  shall  be  delivered 
up  even  by  parents,  and  brethren,  and  kinsfolk,  and  friends ; 
and  some  of  you  shall  they  cause  to  be  put  to  death.  And 
ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for  my  name's  sake.  And  not 
a  hair  of  your  head  shall  perish.  In  your  patience  ye  shall 
win  your  souls.4 

And  many  false  prophets  shall  arise,  and  shall  lead  many 
astray.  And  because  iniquity  shall  be  multiplied,  the  love 
of  the  many  shall  wax  cold.  But  he  that  endureth  to  the  end, 
the  same  shall  be  saved.  And  this  gospel  of  the  kingdom 
shall  be  preached  in  the  whole  world  for  a  testimony  unto 
all  the  nations  ;  and  then  shall  the  end  come. 

When  therefore  ye  see  the  abomination  of  desolation, 
which  was  spoken  of  by  Daniel  the  prophet,  standing  in  the 
holy  place  (let  him  that  readeth  understand).6 

[But  when  ye  see  Jerusalem  compassed  with  armies,  then 
know  that  her  desolation  is  at  hand.]  Then  let  them  that 
are  in  Judaea  flee  unto  the  mountains  ;  and  let  them  that 
are  in  the  midst  of  her  depart  out  ;  and  let  not  them  that 
are  in  the  country  enter  therein  ;6  and  let  him  that  is  on  the 
housetop  not  go  down,  nor  enter  in,  to  take  anything  out  of 

1.  Luke  21 :  12, 13.  3.  Mark  13  :  10-13.  6.  Matt.  24  :  11-15. 

2.  Matt.  24  :  9.  4.  Luke  21 :  14-19.  6.  Luke  21  :  20,  21. 


Jesus  Foretells  the  Coming  of  the  Son  of  Man.    145 

his  house  :  and  let  him  that  is  in  the  field  not  return  back 
to  take  his  cloke.1 

For  these  are  days  of  vengeance,  that  all  things  which 
are  written  may  be  fulfilled.  Woe  unto  them  that  are  with 
child  and  to  them  that  give  suck  in  those  days  !2 

And  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not  in  the  winter,  neither 
on  a  sabbath  :  for  then  shall  be  great  tribulation,  such  as 
has  not  been  from  the  beginning  of  the3  creation  which  God 
created  until  now,  and  never  shall  be.  And  except  the 
Lord  had  shortened  the  days,  no  flesh  would  have  been 
saved  :  but  for  the  elect's  sake,  whom  he  chose,  he  short- 
ened the  days.4 

For  there  shall  be  great  distress  upon  the  land,  and  wrath 
upon  this  people.  And  they  shall  fall  by  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  shall  be  led  captive  into  all  the  nations  :  and 
Jerusalem  shall  be  trodden  down  of  the  Gentiles,  until  the 
times  of  the  Gentiles  be  fulfilled.5 

And  then  if  any  man  shall  sa}7  unto  you,  Lo,  here  is  the 
Christ;  or,  Lo,  there;  believed  not:  for  there  shall  arise  false 
Christs  and  false  prophets,  and  shall  shew6  great7  signs  and 
wonders,  that  they  may  lead  astray,  if  possible,8  even9  the 
elect.  But  take  ye  heed :  behold,  I  have  told  you  all  things 
beforehand.10 

If  therefore  they  shall  say  unto  you,  Behold,  he  is  in  the 
wilderness  ;  go  not  forth:  Behold,  he  is  in  the  inner  cham- 
bers; believe  it  not.  For  as  the  lightning  cometh  forth 
from  the  east,  and  is  seen  even  unto  the  west ;  so  shall  be  the 
coming  of  the  Son  of  man.  Wheresoever  the  carcase  is,  there 
will  the  eagles  be  gathered  together. 

But  immediately,  after  the  tribulation  of  those  days,  the 
sun  shall  be  darkened,  and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her 
light,  and  the  stars  shall  fall  from  heaven.11  And  there 
shall  be  signs  in  sun  and  moon  and  stars;  and  upon  the 
earth  distress  of  nations,  in  perplexity  for  the  roaring  of  the 
sea  and  the  billows ;  men  fainting  for  fear,  and  for  expec- 

1.  Mark  13 :  15, 16.  5.  Luke  21 :  23,  24.  9.  Matt.  24  :  24. 

2.  Luke  21 :  22,  23.  6.  Mark  13 :  21,  22.  10.  Mark  13  :  22,  23. 

3.  Matt.  24  :  20,  21.  7.  Matt.  24  :  24.  11.  Matt.  24  :  26-29. 
4  Mark  13  :  19,  20.  8.  Mark  13 :  22. 


146  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

tation  of  the  things  which  are  coming  on  the  world :  for  the 
powers  of  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken,1  and  then  shall 
appear  the  sign  of  the  Son  of  man  in  heaven  :  and  then  shall 
all  the  tribes  of  the  earth  mourn,  and  they  shall  see  the  Son 
of  man  coming  on  the  clouds  of  heaven  with  power  and 
great  glory.2  And  then  shall  he3  send  forth  his  angels  with 
a  great  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and  they  shall  gather  together 
his  elect  from  the  four  winds,4  from  the  uttermost  part  of 
the  earth  to  the  uttermost  part  of  heaven.5 

But  when  these  things  begin  to  come  to  pass,  look  up, 
and  lift  up  your  heads;  because  your  redemption  draweth 
nigh.6 

Now  from  the  fig  tree  learn  her  parable :  when  her  branch 
is  now  become  tender,  and  putteth  forth  its  leaves,  ye  know 
that  the  summer  is  nigh ;  even  so  ye  also,  when  ye  see  all 
these  things7  coming  to  pass,  know  ye  that  the  kingdom  of 
God  is  nigh,8  even  at  the  doors.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  This 
generation  shall  not  pass  away,  until  all  these  things  be 
accomplished.  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away :  but  my 
words  shall  not  pass  away.  But  of  that  day  or  that  hour 
knoweth  no  one,  not  even  the  angels  in  heaven,  neither  the 
Son,  but  the  Father9  only.10  And  as  were  the  days  of  Noah, 
so  shall  be  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man.  For  as  in  those 
days  which  were  before  the  flood  they  were  eating  and 
drinking,  marrying  and  giving  in  marriage,  until  the  day 
that  Noah  entered  into  the  ark,  and  they  knew  not  until  the 
flood  came,  and  took  them  all  away;  so  shall  be  the  coming 
of  the  Son  of  man.  Then  shall  two  men  be  in  the  field  ; 
one  is  taken,  and  one  is  left :  two  women  shall  be  grinding 
at  the  mill:  one  is  taken,  and  one  is  left.11 

But  take  heed  to  yourselves,  lest  haply  your  hearts  be 
overcharged  with  surfeiting,  and  drunkenness,  and  cares  of 
this  life,  and  that  day  come  on  you  suddenly  as  a  snare :  for 
so  shall  it  come  upon  all  them  that  dwell  on  the  face  of  all 
the  earth.     But  watch  ye  at  every  season,  making  suppli- 

1.  Luke  21 :  25,  26.  5.  Mark  13  :  27.  9.  Mark  13 :  29-32. 

2.  Matt.  24  :  30.  6.  Luke  21 :  28.  10.  Matt.  24 :  36. 

3.  Mark  13  :  27.  7.  Matt.  24  :  32,  33.  11.  Matt.  24  :  37-41. 

4.  Matt.  24  :  31.  8.  Luke  21 :  31. 


The  Parable  of  the  Ten   Virgins.  147 

cation,  that  ye  may  prevail  to  escape  all  these  things  that 
shall  come  to  pass,  and  to  stand  before  the  Son  of  man.1 

Take  ye  heed,  watch  and  pray :  for  ye  know  not  when  the 
time  is.  It  is  as  when  a  man,  sojourning  in  another  country, 
having  left  his  house,  and  given  authority  to  his  servants,  to 
each  one  his  work,  commanded  also  the  porter  to  watch. 
Watch  therefore :  for  ye  know  not  when  the  lord  of  the 
house  cometh,  whether  at  even,  or  at  midnight,  or  at  cock- 
crowing,  or  in  the  morning  :  lest  coming  suddenly  he  find 
you  sleeping.  And  what  I  say  unto  you  I  say  unto  all, 
Wateh.2 


§  105 — THE   PARABLES   OF  THE  TEN   VIRGINS   AND   OF 
THE   FIVE   TALENTS. 

But  know  this,  that  if  the  master  of  the  house  had  known 
in  what  watch  the  thief  was  coming,  he  would  have  watched, 
and  would  not  have  suffered  his  house  to  be  broken  through. 
Therefore  be  ye  also  ready  :  for  in  an  hour  that  ye  think 
not  the  Son  of  man  cometh.  Who  then  is  the  faithful  and 
wise  servant,  whom  his  lord  hath  set  over  his  household, 
to  give  them  their  food  in  due  season  ?  Blessed  is  that 
servant,  whom  his  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find  so 
doing.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  he  will  set  him  over  all 
that  he  hath.  But  if  that  evil  servant  shall  say  in  his 
heart,  My  lord  tarrieth  ;  and  shall  begin  to  beat  his  fellow- 
servants,  and  shall  eat  and  drink  with  the  drunken  ;  the 
lord  of  that  servant  shall  come  in  a  day  when  he  expecteth 
not,  and  in  an  hour  when  he  knoweth  not,  and  shall  cut 
him  asunder,  and  appoint  his  portion  with  the  hypocrites  : 
there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth.3 

Then  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be  likened  unto  ten 
virgins,  which  took  their  lamps,  and  went  forth  to  meet  the 
bridegroom.  And  five  of  them  were  foolish,  and  five  were 
wise.  For  the  foolish,  when  they  took  their  lamps,  took 
no  oil  with  them  :  but  the  wise  took  oil  in  their  vessels  with 

1.  Luke  21 :  34-36.  2.  Mark  13  :  33-37.  3.  Matt.  24  :  43-51. 


148  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

their  lamps.  Now  while  the  bridegroom  tarried,  they  all 
slumbered  and  slept.  But  at  midnight  there  is  a  cry,  Be- 
hold, the  bridegroom  !  Come  ye  forth  to  meet  him.  Then 
all  those  virgins  arose,  and  trimmed  their  lamps.  And  the 
foolish  said  unto  the  wise,  Give  us  of  your  oil  ;  for  our 
lamps  are  going  out.  But  the  wise  answered,  saying,  Per- 
adventure  there  will  not  be  enough  for  us  and  you  ;  go  ye 
rather  to  them  that  sell,  and  buy  for  yourselves.  And 
while  they  went  away  to  buy,  the  bridegroom  came;  and 
they  that  were  ready  went  in  with  him  to  the  marriage  feast : 
and  the  door  was  shut.  Afterward  come  also  the  other 
virgins,  saying,  Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us.  But  he  answered 
and  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  know  you  not.  Watch 
therefore,  for  ye  know  not  the  day  nor  the  hour. 

For  it  is  as  when  a  man,  going  into  another  country, 
called  his  own  servants,  and  delivered  unto  them  his  goods. 
And  unto  one  he  gave  five  talents,  to  another  two,  to  another 
one  ;  to  each  according  to  his  several  ability  ;  and  he  went 
on  his  journey.  Straightway  he  that  received  the  five  tal- 
ents went  and  traded  with  them,  and  made  other  five  tal- 
ents. In  like  manner  he  also  that  received  the  two  gained 
other  two.  But  he  that  received  the  one  went  away  and 
digged  in  the  earth,  and  hid  his  lord's  money.  Now 
after  a  long  time  the  lord  of  those  servants  cometh,  and 
maketh  a  reckoning  with  them.  And  he  that  received  the 
five  talents  came  and  brought  other  five  talents,  saying, 
Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto  me  five  talents  :  lo,  I  have 
gained  other  five  talents.  His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well 
done,  good  and  faithful  servant :  thou  hast  been  faithful 
over  a  few  things,  I  will  set  thee  over  many  things  :  enter 
thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord.  And  he  also  that  received  the 
two  talents  came  and  said,  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto  me 
two  talents  :  lo,  I  have  gained  other  two  talents.  His  lord 
said  unto  him,  Well  done,  good  and  faithful  servant ;  thou 
hast  been  faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  set  thee  over 
many  things  :  enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord.  And  he 
also  that  had  received  the  one  talent  came  and  said,  Lord,  I1 

1.  Matt.  25  :  1-24. 


The  Parable  of  the  Five  Talents.  149 

knew  thee  that  thou  art  a  hard  man,  reaping  where  thou 
didst  not  sow,  and  gathering  where  thou  didst  not  scatter  : 
and  I  was  afraid,  and  went  away  and  hid  thy  talent  in  the 
earth  :  lo,  thou  hast  thine  own.  But  his  lord  answered 
and  said  unto  him,  Thou  wicked  and  slothful  servant,  thou 
knewest  that  I  reap  where  I  sowed  not,  and  gather  where  I 
did  not  scatter ;  thou  oughtest  therefore  to  have  put  my 
money  to  the  bankers,  and  at  my  coming  I  should  have 
received  back  mine  own  with  interest.  Take  ye  away  there- 
fore the  talent  from  him,  and  give  it  unto  him  that  hath 
the  ten  talents.  For  unto  every  one  that  hath  shall  be 
given,  and  he  shall  have  abundance  :  but  from  him  that 
hath  not,  even  that  which  he  hath  shall  be  taken  away. 
And  cast  ye  out  the  unprofitable  servant  into  the  outer  dark- 
ness :  there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

But  when  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  his  glory,  and  all 
the  angels  with  him,  then  shall  he  sit  on  the  throne  of  his 
glory  :  and  before  him  shall  be  gathered  all  the  nations  : 
and  he  shall  separate  them  one  from  another,  as  the  shep- 
herd separateth  the  sheep  from  the  goats  ;  and  he  shall  set 
the  sheep  on  his  right  hand,  but  the  goats  on  the  left.  Then 
shall  the  King  say  unto  them  on  his  right  hand,  Come,  ye 
blessed  of  my  Father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for 
you  from  the  foundation  of  the  world  :  for  I  was  an  hun- 
gred,  and  ye  gave  me  meat :  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me 
drink  :  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  in  :  naked,  and  ye 
clothed  me  ;  I  was  sick,  and  ye  visited  me  :  I  was  in  prison, 
and  ye  came  unto  me.  Then  shall  the  righteous  answer  him, 
saying,  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hungred,  and  fed  thee  ? 
or  athirst,  and  gave  thee  drink  ?  And  when  saw  we  thee  a 
stranger,  and  took  thee  in  ?  or  naked,  and  clothed  thee  ? 
And  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  came  unto 
thee  ?  And  the  King  shall  answer  and  say  unto  them,  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  unto  one  of  these  my 
brethren,  even  these  least,  ye  did  it  unto  me.  Then  shall 
he  say  also  unto  them  on  the  left  hand,  Depart  from  me, 
ye  cursed,  into  the  eternal  lire  which  is  prepared  for  the1 

1.  Matt.  25  :  24-41. 


150  A  Harmony  of  the  Gos])els. 

devil  and  his  angels  :  for  I  was  an  hungred,  and  ye  gave 
me  no  meat :  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  no  drink  : 
I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not  in  :  naked,  and  ye 
clothed  me  not  ;  sick,  and  in  prison,  and  ye  visited  me 
not.  Then  shall  they  also  answer,  saying,  Lord,  when 
saw  we  thee  an  hungred,  or  athirst,  or  a  stranger,  or  naked, 
or  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  did  not  minister  unto  thee  ?  Then 
shall  he  answer  them,  saying,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Inas- 
much as  ye  did  it  not  unto  one  of  these  least,  ye  did  it  not 
unto  me.  And  these  shall  go  away  into  eternal  punishment : 
but  the  righteous  into  eternal  life.1 

§106 — THE   CHIEF   PRIESTS   CONSPIRE   WITH 
JUDAS   ISCARIOT. 

And  every  day  he  was  teaching  in  the  temple ;  and  every 
night  he  went  out,  and  lodged  in  the  mount  that  is  called 
the  mount  of  Olives.  And  all  the  people  came  early  in  the 
morning  to  him  in  the  temple,  to  hear  him.2  Now  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread  drew  nigh,  which  is  called  the 
Passover.3 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had  finished  all  these 
words,  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  Ye  know  that  after  two 
days  the  passover  cometh,  and  the  Son  of  man  is  delivered 
up  to  be  crucified.  Then  were  gathered  together  the  chief 
priests,  and  the  elders  of  the  people,  unto  the  court  of  the 
high  priest,  who  was  called  Caiaphas  ;  and  they  took  counsel 
together  that  they  might  take  Jesus  by  subtilty,  and  kill 
him.  But  they  said,  Not  during  the  feast,  lest  a  tumult 
arise  among  the  people.4 

And  Satan  entered  into  Judas  who  was  called  Iscariot, 
being  of  the  number  of  the  twelve.  And  he  went  away,  and 
communed  with  the  chief  priests  and  captains,  how  he  might 
deliver  him  unto  them,5  and  said,  What  are  ye  willing  to 
give  me,  and  I  will  deliver  him  unto  you?6  And  they,  when 
they    heard    it,    were  glad,    and    promised    to    give    him 

1.  Matt.  25  :  41-46.  3.  Luke  22  :  1.  5.  Luke  22  :  3,  4. 

2.  Luke  21 :  37,  38.  4.  Matt.  26  :  1-5.  6.  Matt.  26  :  15. 


Jesus  Begins  the  Last  Supper.  151 

money,1  and  he  consented.2  And  they  weighed  unto  him 
thirty  pieces  of  silver. *  And  from  that  time  he  sought 
opportunity  to  deliver  him  unto  them,*  in  the  absence  of  the 
multitude.4 

§107 — THE   DISCIPLES   PREPARE   THE   LAST  SUPPER. 

And  on  the  first  day  of  unleavened  bread,  when  they 
sacrificed  the  passover,  his  disciples  say  unto  him,  Where 
wilt  thou  that  we  go  and  make  ready  that  thou  mayest  eat 
the  passover?5  And  he  sent  Peter  and  John,  saying,  Go 
and  make  ready  for  us  the  passover,  that  we  may  eat.  And 
they  said  unto  him,  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  make  ready? 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Behold,  when  ye  are  entered  into 
the  city,  there  shall  meet  you  a  man  bearing  a  pitcher  of 
water;  follow  him  into  the  house  whereinto  he  goeth.  And 
ye  shall  say  unto  the  good  man  of  the  house,  The  Master 
saith  unto  thee,  Where  is  the  guest-chamber,  where  I  shall 
eat  the  passover  with  my  disciples?6  And  he  will  himself 
shew  you  a  large  upper  room  furnished  and  ready :  and  there 
make  ready  for  us.  And  the  disciples  went  forth,  and  came 
into  the  city,  and  found  as  he  had  said  unto  them :  and  they 
made  ready  the  passover.7 

§108 — JESUS    AND   HIS  DISCIPLES   BEGIN    THE    LAST 
SUPPER. 

Now  before  the  feast  of  the  passover,  Jesus  knowing  that 
his  hour  was  come  that  he  should  depart  out  of  this  world 
unto  the  Father,  having  loved  his  own  which  were  in  the 
world,  he  loved  them  unto  the  end.8 

And  when  the  hour  was  come,  he  sat  down,  and  the 
apostles  with  him.     And  he  said  unto  them,  With  desire  I 

1.  Mark  14  :  11.  4.  Luke  22  :  6.  7.  Mark  14  :  15, 16. 

2.  Luke  22  :  6.  5.  Mark  14  :  12.  8.  John  13  :  1. 
S.  Matt.  26  :  15,  16.           6.  Luke  22 :  8-11. 

*  Equal  to  £3  10s.  8d.,  about  §17.10,  the  legal  value  of  a  slave,  if  he  were 
killed  by  a  beast. 


152  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

have  desired  to  eat  this  passover  with  you  before  I  suffer : 
for  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  eat  it,  until  it  be  fulfilled  in 
the  kingdom  of  God.  And  he  received  a  cup,  and  when  he 
had  given  thanks,  he  said,  Take  this,  and  divide  it  among 
yourselves :  for  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink  from  hence- 
forth of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until  the  kingdom  of  God  shall 


§109— JESUS   WASHES    HIS    DISCIPLES    FEET. 

And  during  supper,  the  devil  having  already  put  into  the 
heart  of  Judas  Iscariot,  Simon's  son,  to  betray  him,  Jesus, 
knowing  that  the  Father  had  given  all  things  into  his 
hands,  and  that  he  came  forth  from  God,  and  goeth  unto 
God,  riseth  from  supper,  and  layeth  aside  his  garments ;  and 
he  took  a  towel,  and  girded  himself.  Then  he  poureth 
water  into  the  bason,  and  began  to  wash  the  disciples'  feet, 
and  to  wipe  them  with  the  towel  wherewith  he  was  girded. 
So  he  cometh  to  Simon  Peter.  He  saith  unto  him,  Lord, 
dost  thou  wash  my  feet?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  What  I  do  thou  knowest  not  now;  but  thou  shalt 
understand  hereafter.  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Thou  shalt 
never  wash  my  feet.  Jesus  answered  him,  If  I  wash  thee 
not,  thou  hast  no  part  with  me.  Simon  Peter  saith  unto 
him,  Lord,  not  my  feet  only,  but  also  my  hands  and  my 
head.  Jesus  saith  to  him,  He  that  is  bathed  needeth  not 
save  to  wash  his  feet,  but  is  clean  every  whit :  and  ye  are 
clean,  but  not  all.  For  he  knew  him  that  should  betray 
him ;  therefore  said  he,  Ye  are  not  all  clean. 

So  when  he  had  washed  their  feet,  and  taken  his  garments, 
and  sat  down  again,  he  said  unto  them,  Know  ye  what  I 
have  done  to  you?  Ye  call  me,  Master,  and,  Lord:  and  ye 
say  well ;  for  so  I  am.  If  I  then,  the  Lord  and  the  Master, 
have  washed  your  feet,  ye  also  ought  to  wash  one  another's 
feet.  For  I  have  given  you  an  example,. that  ye  also  should 
do  as  I  have  done  to  you.  Yerily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
A  servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord ;  neither  one  that  is2 

1.  Luke  22  :  14-18.  2   John  13 :  2-16. 


Jesus  Foretells  His  Betrayal.  153 

sent  greater  than  he  that  sent  him.  If  ye  know  these  things, 
blessed  are  ye  if  ye  do  them.  I  speak  not  of  you  all :  I 
know  whom  I  have  chosen :  but  that  the  scripture  may  be 
fulfilled,  He  that  eateth  my  bread  lifted  up  his  heel  against 
me.  From  henceforth  I  tell  you  before  it  come  to  pass, 
that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  may  believe  that  I  am  he. 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that  receiveth  whomsoever 
I  send  receiveth  me ;  and  he  that  receiveth  me  receiveth  him 
that  sent  me.1 

§  110 — JESUS    FORETELLS    HIS    BETRAYAL    BY    JUDAS 
AND   HIS   DENIAL   BY   PETER. 

When  Jesus  had  thus  said,  he  was  troubled  in  the  spirit, 
and  testified,  and  said,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  that 
one  of  you  shall  betray  me.2  And  they  began  to  question 
among  themselves,  which  of  them  it  was  that  should  do  this 
thing,3  doubting  of  whom  he  spake.4  And  they  were 
exceeding  sorrowful,  and  began  to  say  unto  him  every  one, 
Is  it  I,  Lord  ?  And  he  answered  and  said,  He  that  dipped 
his  hand  with  me  in  the  dish,  the  same  shall  betray  me. 
The  Son  of  man  goeth,  even  as  it  is  written  of  him  :  but 
woe  unto  that  man  through  whom  the  Son  of  man  is  be- 
trayed !  good  were  it  for  that  man  if  he  had  not  been  born.5 
There  was  at  the  table  reclining  in  Jesus'  bosom  one  of 
his  disciples,  whom  Jesus  loved.  Simon  Peter  therefore 
beckoneth  to  him,  and  saith  unto  him,  Tell  us  who  it  is  of 
whom  he  speaketh.  He  leaning  back,  as  he  was,  on  Jesus' 
breast  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  who  is  it  ?  Jesus  therefore 
answereth,  He  it  is,  for  whom  I  shall  dip  the  sop,  and  give 
it  him.  So  when  he  had  dipped  the  sop,  he  taketh  and 
giveth  it  to  Judas,  the  son  of  Simon  Iscariot.6  And  Judas, 
which  betrayed  him,  answered  and  said,  Is  it  I,  Habbi?  He 
saith  unto  him,  Thou  hast  said.7  And  after  the  sop,  then 
entered  Satan  into  him.     Jesus  therefore  saith  unto  him, 

1.  John  13  :  17-20.  4.  John  13 :  22.  6.  John  13  :  23-26. 

2.  John  13  :  21.  6.  Matt.  26  :  22-24.  7.  Matt.  26  :  25. 

3.  Luke  22:  23.  U 


154  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

That  thou  doest,  do  quickly.  Now  no  man  at  the  table 
knew  for  what  intent  he  spake  this  unto  him.  For  some 
thought  because  Judas  had  the  bag,  that  Jesus  said  unto 
him,  Buy  what  things  we  have  need  of  for  the  feast  ;  or, 
that  he  should  give  something  to  the  poor.  He  then  having 
received  the  sop  went  out  straightway  :  and  it  was  night. 
When  therefore  he  was  gone  out,  Jesus  saith,  Now  is  the 
Son  of  man  glorified,  and  God  is  glorified  in  him  ;  and  God 
shall  glorify  him  in  himself,  and  straightway  shall  he  glorify 
him.1 

And  there  arose  also  a  contention  among  them,  which  of 
them  is  accounted  to  be  greatest.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
The  kings  of  the  Gentiles  have  lordship  over  them  ;  and 
they  that  have  authority  over  them  are  called  Benefactors. 
But  ye  shall  not  be  so :  but  he  that  is  the  greater  among 
you,  let  him  become  as  the  younger ;  and  he  that  is  chief, 
as  he  that  doth  serve.  For  whether  is  greater,  he  that 
sitteth  at  meat,  or  he  that  serveth  ?  is  not  he  that  sitteth  at 
meat  ?  but  I  am  in  the  midst  of  you  as  he  that  serveth. 
But  ye  are  they  which  have  continued  with  me  in  my  temp- 
tations ;  and  I  appoint  unto  you  a  kingdom,  even  as  my 
Father  appointed  unto  me,  that  ye  may  eat  and  drink  at  my 
table  in  my  kingdom  ;  and  ye  shall  sit  on  thrones  judging 
the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel.  Simon,  Simon,  behold,  Satan 
asked  to  have  you,  that  he  might  sift  you  as  wheat :  but  I 
made  supplication  for  thee,  that  thy  faith  fail  not :  and  do 
thou,  when  once  thou  hast  turned  again,  stablish  thy 
brethren.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Lord,  with  thee  I  am 
ready  to  go  both  to  prison  and  to  death.  And  he  said,  I 
tell  thee,  Peter,  the  cock  shall  not  crow  this  day,  until  thou 
shalt  thrice  deny  that  thou  knowest  me. 

And  he  said  unto  them,  When  I  sent  you  forth  without 
purse,  and  wallet,  and  shoes,  lacked  ye  anything  ?  And 
they  said,  Nothing.  And  he  said  unto  them,  But  now,  he 
that  hath  a  purse,  let  him  take  it,  and  likewise  a  wallet  : 
and  he  that  hath  none,  let  him  sell  his  cloke,  and  buy  a 
sword.     For  I  say  unto  you,  that  this  which  is  written  must2 

1.  John  13 :  27-32.  2.  Luke  22 :  24-37. 


The  Institution  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 


155 


be  fulfilled  in  me,  And  he  was  reckoned  with  transgressors  : 
for  that  which  concerneth  me  hath  fulfilment.  And  they  said, 
Lord,  behold,  here  are  two  swords.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
It  is  enough.1 


§111 — THE  INSTITUTION   OF  THE   LORDS  SUPPER. 


Matt.  26 :  26-29. 

And  as  they  were 
eating,  Jesus  took 
bread,  and  blessed, 
and  brake  it;  and 
he  gave  to  the  disci- 
ples, and  said,  Take, 
eat ;  this  is  my  body. 
And  he  took  a  cup, 
and  gave  thanks,  and 
gave  to  them,  say- 
ing, Drink  ye  all  of 
it ;  for  this  is  my 
blood  of  the  cove- 
nant, which  is  shed 
for  many  unto  re- 
mission of  sins.  But 
I  say  unto  you,  I 
will  not  drink  hence- 
forth of  this  fruit  of 
the  vine,  until  that 
day  when  I  drink  it 
new  with  you  in  my 
Father's  kingdom. 


Mark  14  :  22-25. 
And  as  they  were 
eating,  he  took  bread, 
and  when  he  had 
blessed,  he  brake  it, 
and  gave  to  them, 
and  said,  Take  ye: 
this  is  my  body. 
And  he  took  a  cup, 
and  when  he  had  giv- 
en thanks,  he  gave 
to  them:  and  they 
all  drank  of  it.  And 
he  said  unto  them, 
This  is  my  blood  of 
the  covenant,  which 
is  shed  for  many. 
Verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  I  will  no  more 
drink  of  the  fruit  of 
the  vine,  until  that 
day  when  I  drink  it 
new  in  the  kingdom 
of  God. 


Luke  22  :  19,  20. 
And  he  took  bread, 
and  when  he  had  giv- 
en thanks,  he  brake 
it,  and  gave  to  them, 
saying,  This  is  my 
body  which  is  given 
for  you:  this  do  in 
remembrance  of  me. 
And  the  cup  in  like 
manner  after  sup- 
per, saying,  This  cup 
is  the  new  covenant 
in  my  blood,  even 
that  which  is  poured 
out  for  you. 


1.  Luke  22  :  37,  38. 


156  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels, 

§112 — JESUS'  FAREWELL  DISCOURSE  TO  HIS  DISCIPLES 
AT  THE  LAST  SUPPER. 

Little  children,  yet  a  little  while  I  am  with  you.  Ye  shall 
seek  me :  and  as  I  said  unto  the  Jews,  Whither  I  go,  ye  can- 
not come ;  so  now  I  say  unto  you.  A  new  commandment  I 
give  unto  you,  that  ye  love  one  another;  even  as  I  have 
loved  you,  that  ye  also  love  one  another.  By  this  shall  all 
men  know  that  ye  are  my  disciples,  if  ye  have  love  one  to 
another. 

Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  whither  goest  thou? 
Jesus  answered,  Whither  I  go,  thou  canst  not  follow  me 
now;  but  thou  shalt  follow  afterward.  Peter  saith  unto 
him,  Lord,  why  cannot  I  follow  thee  even  now  ?  I  will  lay 
down  my  life  for  thee.  Jesus  answereth,  Wilt  thou  lay 
down  thy  life  for  me  ?  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  The 
cock  shall  not  crow,  till  thou  hast  denied  me  thrice.1 

Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled:  ye  believe  in  God,  be- 
lieve also  in  me.  In  my  Father's  house  are  many  mansions ; 
if  it  were  not  so,  [  would  have  told  you ;  for  I  go  to  prepare 
a  place  for  you.  And  if  I  go  and  prepare  a  place  for  you,  I 
come  again,  and  will  receive  you  unto  myself;  that  where  I  am, 
there  ye  may  be  also.  And  whither  I  go,  ye  know  the  way. 
Thomas  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  we  know  not  whither  thou 
goest ;  how  know  we  the  way  ?  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  am 
the  way,  and  the  truth,  and  the  life :  no  one  cometh  unto 
the  Father,  but  by  me.  If  ye  had  known  me,  ye  would 
have  known  my  Father  also:  from  henceforth  ye  know  him, 
and  have  seen  him.  Philip  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  shew  us 
the  Father,  and  it  sufficeth  us.  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Have 
I  been  so  long  time  with  you,  and  dost  thou  not  know  me, 
Philip?  he  that  hath  seen  me  hath  seen  the  Father;  how 
sayest  thou,  Shew  us  the  Father?  Belie  vest  thou  not  that 
I  am  in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in  me  ?  the  words  that  I 
say  unto  you  I  speak  not  from  myself :  but  the  Father  abid- 
ing  in   me   doeth  his  works.     Believe  me  that  I  am  in  the2 

L  John  13 :  33-38.  2.  John  14  :  1-11. 


Jesus'  Farewell  Discourse  to  His  Disciples.      157 

Father,  and  the  Father  in  me :  or  else  believe  me  for  the 
very  works'  sake.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that 
believeth  on  me,  the  works  that  I  do  shall  he  do  also ;  and 
greater  works  than  these  shall  he  do ;  because  I  go  unto  the 
Father.  And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name,  that  will 
I  do,  that  the  Father  may  be  glorified  in  the  Son.  If  ye 
shall  ask  me  anything  in  my  name,  that  will  I  do.  If  ye 
love  me,  ye  will  keep  my  commandments.  And  I  will  pray 
the  Father,  and  he  shall  give  you  another  Comforter,  that 
he  may  be  with  you  forever,  even  the  Spirit  of  truth:  whom 
the  world  cannot  receive ;  for  it  beholdeth  him  not,  neither 
knoweth  him :  ye  know  him,  for  he  abideth  with  you,  and 
shall  be  in  you.  I  will  not  leave  you  desolate :  I  come  unto 
you.  Yet  a  little  while,  and  the  world  beholdeth  me  no 
more;  but  ye  behold  me:  because  I  live,  ye  shall  live  also. 
In  that  day  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  in  my  Father,  and  ye 
in  me,  and  I  in  you.  He  that  hath  my  commandments, 
and  keepeth  them,  he  it  is  that  loveth  me :  and  he  that 
loveth  me  shall  be  loved  of  my  Father,  and  I  will  love  him, 
and  will  manifest  myself  unto  him.  Judas  (not  Iscariot) 
saith  unto  him,  Lord,  What  is  come  to  pass  that  thou  wilt 
manifest  thyself  unto  us,  and  not  unto  the  world?  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  If  a  man  love  me,  he  will  keep 
my  word :  and  my  Father  will  love  him,  and  we  will  come 
unto  him,  and  make  our  abode  with  him.  He  that  loveth 
me  not  keepeth  not  my  words :  and  the  word  which  ye  hear 
is  not  mine,  but  the  Father's  who  sent  me. 

These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  while  yet  abiding 
with  you.  But  the  Comforter,  even  the  Holy  Spirit,  whom 
the  Father  will  send  in  my  name,  he  shall  teach  you  all 
things,  and  bring  to  your  remembrance  all  that  I  said  unto 
you.  Peace  I  leave  with  you ;  my  peace  I  give  unto  you : 
not  as  the  world  giveth,  give  I  unto  you.  Let  not  your 
heart  be  troubled,  neither  let  it  be  fearful.  Te  heard  how 
I  said  to  you,  I  go  away,  and  I  come  unto  you.  If  ye  loved 
me,  ye  would  have  rejoiced,  because  I  go  unto  the  Father: 
for  the  Father  is  greater  than  I.     And  now  I  have  told  you1 

l.  John  14 :  n-29. 


158  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

before  it  come  to  pass,  that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  may 
believe.  I  will  no  more  speak  much  with  you,  for  the  prince 
of  the  world  cometh :  and  he  hath  nothing  in  me ;  but  that 
the  world  may  know  that  I  love  the  Father,  and  as  the 
Father  gave  me  commandment,  even  so  I  do.  Arise,  let  us 
go  hence.1 

§113 — JESUS  CONTINUES  HIS  DISCOURSE  ON  THE  WAY 
TO   GETHSEMANE. 

And  when  they  had  sung  a  hymn,  they  went  out  unto  the 
mount  of  Olives.2 

I  am  the  true  vine,  and  my  Father  is  the  husbandman. 
Every  branch  in  me  that  beareth  not  fruit  he  taketh  it  away : 
and  every  branch  that  beareth  fruit,  he  cleanseth  it,  that  it 
may  bear  more  fruit.  Already  ye  are  clean  because  of  the 
word  which  I  have  spoken  unto  you.  Abide  in  me,  and  I 
in  you.  As  the  branch  cannot  bear  fruit  of  itself,  except  it 
abide  in  the  vine ;  so  neither  can  ye,  except  ye  abide  in  me. 
I  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the  branches :  He  that  abideth  in  me, 
and  I  in  him,  the  same  beareth  much  fruit:  for  apart  from 
me  ye  can  do  nothing.  If  a  man  abide  not  in  me,  he  is  cast 
forth  as  a  branch,  and  is  withered ;  and  they  gather  them, 
and  cast  them  into  the  fire,  and  they  are  burned.  If  ye 
abide  in  me,  and  my  words  abide  in  you,  ask  whatsoever  ye 
will,  and  it  shall  be  done  unto  you.  Herein  is  my  Father 
glorified,  that  ye  bear  much  fruit:  and  so  shall  ye  be  my 
disciples.  Even  as  the  Father  hath  loved  me,  I  also  have 
loved  you :  abide  ye  in  my  love.  If  ye  keep  my  command- 
ments, ye  shall  abide  in  my  love ;  even  as  I  have  kept  my 
Father's  commandments,  and  abide  in  his  love.  These 
things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  my  joy  may  be  in  you, 
and  that  your  joy  may  be  fulfilled.  This  is  my  command- 
ment, that  ye  love  one  another,  even  as  I  have  loved  you. 
Greater  love  hath  no  man  than  this,  that  a  man  lay  down 
his  life  for  his  friends.     Ye  are  my  friends,  if  ye  do  the3 

1.  John  14  :  29-31.  2.  Matt.  26 :  30.  3.  John  15 :  1-14. 


Jesus'  Discourse  on  the  Way  to  Gethsemane.      159 

things  which  I  command  you.  No  longer  do  I  call  you 
servants ;  for  the  servant  knoweth  not  what  his  lord  doeth  : 
but  I  have  called  you  friends ;  for  all  things  that  I  heard 
from  my  Father  I  have  made  known  unto  you.  Ye  did  not 
choose  me,  but  I  chose  you,  and  appointed  you,  that  ye 
should  go  and  bear  fruit,  and  that  your  fruit  should  abide : 
that  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  of  the  Father  in  my  name,  he 
may  give  it  you.  These  things  I  command  you,  that  ye  may 
love  one  another.  If  the  world  hateth  you,  ye  know  that  it 
hath  hated  me  before  it  hated  you.  If  ye  were  of  the  world, 
the  world  would  love  its  own :  but  because  ye  are  not  of  the 
world,  but  I  chose  you  out  of  the  world,  therefore  the 
world  hateth  you.  Remember  the  word  that  I  said  unto 
you,  A  servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord.  If  they  perse- 
cuted me,  they  will  also  persecute  you ;  if  they  kept  my 
word,  they  will  keep  yours  also.  But  all  these  things  will 
they  do  unto  you  for  my  name's  sake,  because  they  know 
not  him  that  sent  me.  If  I  had  not  come  and  spoken  unto 
them,  they  had  not  had  sin :  but  now  they  have  no  excuse 
for  their  sin.  He  that  hateth  me  hateth  my  Father  also. 
If  I  had  not  done  among  them  the  works  which  none  other 
did,  they  had  not  had  sin :  but  now  have  they  both  seen  and 
hated  both  me  and  my  Father.  But  this  cometh  to  pass,  that 
the  word  may  be  fulfilled  that  is  written  in  their  law,  They 
hated  me  without  a  cause.  But  when  the  Comforter  is  come, 
whom  I  will  send  unto  you  from  the  Father,  even  the  Spirit 
of  truth,  which  proceedeth  from  the  Father,  he  shall  bear 
witness  of  me :  and  ye  also  bear  witness,  because  ye  have 
been  with  me  from  the  beginning.1 

These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  ye  should  not 
be  made  to  stumble.  They  shall  put  you  out  of  the  syna- 
gogues: yea,  the  hour  cometh,  that  whosoever  killeth  you 
shall  think  that  he  offereth  service  unto  God.  And  these 
things  will  they  do,  because  they  have  not  known  the  Fa- 
ther, nor  me.  But  these  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you, 
that  when  their  hour  is  come,  ye  may  remember  them,  how 
that  I  told  you.     And  these  things  I  said  not  unto  you  from2 


1.  John  15  :  14-27.  2.  John  16 :  1-4. 


160  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

the  beginning,  because  I  was  with  you.  But  now  I  go  unto 
him  that  sent  me;  and  none  of  you  asketh  me,  Whither 
goest  thou?  But  because  I  have  spoken  these  things  unto 
you,  sorrow  hath  filled  your  heart.  Nevertheless  I  tell  you 
the  truth ;  It  is  expedient  for  you  that  I  go  away :  for  if  I 
go  not  away,  the  Comforter  will  not  come  unto  you ;  but  if  I 
go,  I  will  send  him  unto  you.  And  he,  when  he  is  come, 
will  convict  the  world  in  respect  of  sin,  and  of  righteousness, 
and  of  judgement:  of  sin,  because  they  believe  not  on  me; 
of  righteousness,  because  I  go  to  the  Father,  and  ye  behold 
me  no  more ;  of  judgement,  because  the  prince  of  this  world 
hath  been  judged.  I  have  yet  many  things  to  say  unto  you, 
but  ye  cannot  bear  them  now.  Howbeit  when  he,  the  Spirit 
of  truth,  is  come,  he  shall  guide  you  into  all  the  truth :  for 
he  shall  not  speak  from  himself ;  but  what  things  soever  he 
shall  hear,  these  shall  he  speak :  and  he  shall  declare  unto 
you  the  things  that  are  to  come.  He  shall  glorify  me :  for 
he  shall  take  of  mine,  and  shall  declare  it  unto  you.  All 
things  whatsoever  the  Father  hath  are  mine :  therefore  said 
I,  that  he  taketh  of  mine,  and  shall  declare  it  unto  you.  A 
little  while,  and  ye  behold  me  no  more ;  and  again  a  little 
while,  and  ye  shall  see  me.  Some  of  his  disciples  therefore 
said  one  to  another,  What  is  this  that  he  saith  unto  us,  A  little 
while,  and  ye  behold  me  not;  and  again  a  little  while,  and 
ye  shall  see  me :  and,  Because  I  go  to  the  Father?  They  said 
therefore,  What  is  this  that  he  saith,  A  little  while?  We 
know  not  what  he  saith.  Jesus  perceived  that  they  were 
desirous  to  ask  him,  and  he  said  unto  them,  Do  ye  inquire 
among  yourselves  concerning  this,  that  I  said,  A  little  while, 
and  ye  behold  me  not,  and  again  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall 
see  me  ?  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  that  ye  shall  weep 
and  lament,  but  the  world  shall  rejoice:  ye  shall  be  sorrow- 
ful, but  your  sorrow  shall  be  turned  into  joy.  A  woman 
when  she  is  in  travail  hath  sorrow,  because  her  hour  is 
come :  but  when  she  is  delivered  of  the  child,  she  remem- 
bereth  no  more  her  anguish,  for  the  joy  that  a  man  is  born 
into  the  world.     And  ye  therefore  now  have  sorrow :  but  I1 

1.  John  16:  4-22. 


Jesus'  Intercessory  Prayer  for  His  Disciples.    161 

will  see  you  again,  and  your  heart  shall  rejoice,  and  your  joy 
no  one  taketh  away  from  you.  And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask 
me  nothing.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  If  ye  shall  ask 
anything  of  the  Father,  he  will  give  it  you  in  my  name. 
Hitherto  have  ye  asked  nothing  in  my  name :  ask,  and  ye 
shall  receive,  that  your  joy  may  be  fulfilled. 

These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you  in  proverbs:  the 
hour  cometh,  when  I  shall  no  more  speak  unto  you  in  pro- 
verbs, but  shall  tell  you  plainly  of  the  Father.  In  that  day 
ye  shall  ask  in  my  name  :  and  I  say  not  unto  you,  that  I 
will  pray  the  Father  for  you;  for  the  Father  himself  loveth 
you,  because  ye  have  loved  me,  and  have  believed  that  I 
came  forth  from  the  Father.  I  came  out  from  the  Father, 
and  am  come  into  the  world :  again,  I  leave  the  world,  and 
go  unto  the  Father.  His  disciples  say,  Lo,  now  speakest 
thou  plainly,  and  speakest  no  proverb.  Now  know  we  that 
thou  knowest  all  things,  and  needest  not  that  any  man 
should  ask  thee :  by  this  we  believe  that  thou  earnest  forth 
from  God.  Jesus  answered  them,  Do  ye  now  believe  ?  Be- 
hold, the  hour  cometh,  yea,  is  come,  that  ye  shall  be  scat- 
tered, every  man  to  his  own,  and  shall  leave  me  alone :  and 
yet  I  am  not  alone,  because  the  Father  is  with  me.  These 
things  have  I  spoken  unto  you,  that  in  me  ye  may  have 
peace.  In  the  world  ye  have  tribulation :  but  be  of  good 
cheer;  I  have  overcome  the  world.1 


§114 — THE   INTERCESSORY   PRAYER   OF    JESUS 
FOR   HIS   DISCIPLES. 

These  things  spake  Jesus ;  and  lifting  up  his  eyes  to 
heaven,  he  said,  Father,  the  hour  is  come ;  glorify  thy  Son, 
that  the  Son  may  glorify  thee:  even  as  thou  gavest  him 
authority  over  all  flesh,  that  whatsoever  thou  hast  given 
him,  to  them  he  should  give  eternal  life.  And  this  is  life 
eternal,  that  they  should  know  thee  the  only  true  God,  and 
him  whom  thou  didst  send,  even  Jesus  Christ.     I  glorified 

1.  John  16  :  22-33. 


162  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

thee  on  the  earth,  having  accomplished  the  work  which  thou 
hast  given  me  to  do.  And  now,  O  Father,  glorify  thou  me 
with  thine  own  self  with  the  glory  which  I  had  with  thee 
before  the  world  was.  I  manifested  thy  name  unto  the  men 
whom  thou  gavest  me  out  of  the  world :  thine  they  were, 
and  thou  gavest  them  to  me ;  and  they  have  kept  thy  word. 
Now  they  know  that  all  things  whatsoever  thou  hast  given 
me  are  from  thee  :  for  the  words  which  thou  gavest  me  I 
have  given  unto  them ;  and  they  received  them,  and  knew  of 
a  truth  that  I  came  forth  from  thee,  and  they  believed  that 
thou  didst  send  me.  I  pray  for  them :  1  pray  not  for  the 
world,  but  for  those  whom  thou  hast  given  me;  for  they  are 
thine :  and  all  things  that  are  mine  are  thine,  and  thine  are 
mine:  and  I  am  glorified  in  them.  And  I  am  no  more  in 
the  world,  and  these  are  in  the  world,  and  I  come  to  thee. 
Holy  Father,  keep  them  in  thy  name  which  thou  hast  given 
me,  that  they  may  be  one,. even  as  we  are.  While  I  was 
with  them,  I  kept  them  in  thy  name  which  thou  hast  given 
me:  and  I  guarded  them,  and  not  one  of  them  perished, 
but  the  son  of  perdition  ;  that  the  scripture  might  be  ful- 
filled. But  now  I  come  to  thee ;  and  these  things  I  speak 
in  the  world,  that  they  may  have  my  joy  fulfilled  in  them- 
selves. I  have  given  them  thy  word ;  and  the  world  hated 
them,  because  they  are  not  of  the  world,  even  as  I  am  not 
of  the  world.  I  pray  not  that  thou  shouldest  take  them 
from  the  world,  but  that  thou  shouldest  keep  them  from  the 
evil  one.  They  are  not  of  the  world,  even  as  I  am  not  of  the 
world.  Sanctify  them  in  the  truth :  thy  word  is  truth.  As 
thou  didst  send  me  into  the  world,  even  so  sent  I  them  into 
the  world.  And  for  their  sakes  I  sanctify  myself,  that  they 
themselves  also  may  be  sanctified  in  truth.  Neither  for 
these  only  do  I  pray,  but  for  them  also  that  believe  on  me 
through  their  word  ;  that  they  may  all  be  one  ;  even  as  thou, 
Father,  art  in  me,  and  I  in  thee,  that  they  also  may  be  in 
us :  that  the  world  may  believe  that  thou  didst  send  me. 
And  the  glory  which  thou  hast  given  me  I  have  given  unto 
them ;  that  they  may  be  one,  even  as  we  are  one ;  I  in  them,1 

1.  John  17  :  1-23. 


The  Agony  in  the  Garden.  163 

and  thou  in  me,  that  they  may  be  perfected  into  one ;  that 
the  world  may  know  that  thou  didst  send  me,  and  lovedst 
them,  even  as  thou  lovedst  me.  Father,  that  which  thou 
hast  given  me,  I  will  that,  where  I  am,  they  also  may  be 
with  me ;  that  they  may  behold  my  glory,  which  thou  hast 
given  me :  for  thou  lovedst  me  before  the  foundation  of  the 
world.  O  righteous  Father,  the  world  knew  thee  not,  but 
I  knew  thee;  and  these  knew  that  thou  didst  send  me;  and 
I  made  known  unto  them  thy  name,  and  will  make  it  known  ; 
that  the  love  wherewith  thou  lovedst  me  may  be  in  them.1 


§115— THE  AGONY  IN  THE  GARDEN. 

When  Jesus  had  spoken  these  words,2  [and  when  they  had 
sung  a  hymn]3  he  went  forth  with  his  disciples  over  the 
brook  Kidron,4  unto  the  Mount  of  Olives. 

Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them,  All  ye  shall  be  offended  in 
me  this  night :  for  it  is  written,  I  will  smite  the  shepherd, 
and  the  sheep  of  the  flock  shall  be  scattered  abroad.  But 
after  I  am  raised  up,  I  will  go  before  you  into  Galilee.  But 
Peter  answered  and  said  unto  him,  If  all  shall  be  offended  in 
thee,  I  will  never  be  offended.6  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him, 
Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  that  thou  to-day,  even  this  ni»ht, 
before  the  cock  crow  twice,  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  But8 
Peter7  spake  exceeding  vehemently,8  Even9  if  I  must  die 
with  thee,  I  will  not  deny  thee.  And  in  like  manner  also 
said10  all  the  disciples.11 

And  they  come  unto  a  place12  where  was  a  garden,13  which 
was  named  Gethsemane :  and  he  [Jesus]  saith  unto  his  dis- 
ciples, Sit  ye  here,  while  Iu  go  yonder  and15  pray.  And  he 
taketh  with  him  Peter  and  James  and  John,  and  began  to 
be  greatly  amazed,  and  sore  troubled.  And  he  saith  unto 
them,  My  soul    is   exceeding  sorrowful  even    unto   death : 

1.  John  17  :  23-26.  6.  Mark  14  :  30,  31.  11.  Matt.  26 :  35. 

2.  John  18 :  1.  7.  Matt.  26  :  35.  12.  Mark  14  :  32. 
a.  .Matt.  26 :  30.                   8.  Mark  14  :  31.                 13.  John  IS  :  1. 

4.  John  18  :  1.  9.  Matt.  26  :  35.  14.  Mark  14  :  32,  33 

5.  Matt.  26  :  30-33.  10.  Mark  14  :  31.  15.  Matt.  26  :  36. 


164  A   Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

abide  ye  here,  and  watch1  with  me.2  Pray  that  ye  enter 
not  into  temptation.3  And  he  went  forward  a  little,4  about 
a  stone's  cast,5  and  fell  on  the  ground,  and  prayed  that,  if 
it  were  possible,  the  hour  might  pass  away  from  him.  And 
he  said,  Abba,  Father,  all  things  are  possible  unto  thee  ;6  if 
thou  be  willing,7  remove  this  cup  from  me:  howbeit  not 
what  I  will,  but  what  thou  wilt.8  And  there  appeared  unto 
him  an  angel  from  heaven,  strengthening  him.  And  being 
in  an  agony  he  prayed  more  earnestly  ;  and  his  sweat  became 
as  it  were  great  drops  of  blood  falling  down  upon  the  ground. 
And  when  he  rose  up  from  his  prayer,  he  came  unto  the 
disciples,  and  found  them  sleeping  for  sorrow,  and  said9 
unto  Peter,  Simon,  sleepest  thou?10  What,  could  ye  not 
watch  with  me  one  hour?  Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter 
not  into  temptation :  the  spirit  indeed  is  willing,  but  the 
flesh  is  weak.  Again  a  second  time  he  went  away,  and 
prayed,  saying,  O  mv  Father,  if  this  cannot  pass  away, 
except  I  drink  it,  thy  will  be  done.11 

And  again  he  came,  and  found  them  sleeping,  for  their 
eyes  were  very  heavy ;  and  they  wist  not  what  to  answer 
him.12  And  he  left  them  again,  and  went  away,  and  prayed 
a  third  time,  saying  again  the  same  words.  Then  cometh 
he13  the  third  time14  to  the  disciples,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Sleep  on  now,  aud  take  your  rest,15  it  is  enough  :16  behold,  the 
hour  is  at  hand,  and  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  unto  the 
hands  of  sinners.  Arise,  let  us  be  going:  behold,  he  is  at 
hand  that  betrayeth  me.17 

1.  Mark  14  :  33,  34.  7.  Luke  22  :  42.  13.  Matt.  26  :  44,  45. 

2.  Matt.  25  :  38.  8.  Mark  14  :  36.  14.  Mark  14  :  41. 

3.  Luke  22  :  40.  9.  Luke  22 :  43-46.  15.  Matt.  26 :  45. 

4.  Mark  14:  35.  10.  Mark  14  :  37.  16.  Mark  14  :  41. 

5.  Luke  22  :  41.  11.  Matt.  26  :  40-42.  17.  Matt.  26  :  46,  46. 

6.  Mark  14  :  35-36.  12.  Mark  14  :  40. 


Jesus  Betrayed  by  Judas  Iscariot.  165 

§116 — JESUS  BETRAYED    BY   JUDAS   ISCARIOT  AND 
DESERTED   BY  THE   DISCIPLES. 

[He  went  forth  with  his  disciples  over  the  brook  Kidron, 
where  was  a  garden,  into  the  which  he  entered,  himself  and 
his  disciples.] 

Now  Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him,  knew  the  place:  for 
Jesus  oft-times  resorted  thither  with  his  disciples.  Judas 
then,  having  received  the  band  of  soldiers,  and  officers  from 
the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees,  cometh  thither  with 
lanterns  and  torches  and  weapons.1 

[And  straightway,  while  he  yet  spake,  cometh  Judas,  one 
of  the  twelve,  and  with  him  a  multitude  with  swords  and 
staves,  from  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  and  the 
elders.]2 

Jesus  therefore,  knowing  all  the  things  that  were  coming 
upon  him,  went  forth,  and  saith  unto  them,  Whom  seek  ye? 
They  answered  him,  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  Jesus  saith  unto 
them,  I  am  he.  And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him,  was 
standing  with  them.  When  therefore  he  said  unto  them,  I 
am  /ie,  they  went  backward,  and  fell  to  the  ground.  Again 
therefore  he  asked  them,  Whom  seek  ye?  And  they  said, 
Jesus  of  Nazareth.  Jesus  answered,  I  told  you  that  I  am 
he:  if  therefore  ye  seek  me,  let  these  go  their  way :  that  the 
word  might  be  fulfilled  which  he  spake,  Of  those  whom  thou 
hast  given  me  I  lost  not  one.3 

Now  he  that  betrayed  him  had  given  them  a  token,  saying, 
Whomsoever  I  shall  kiss,  that  is  he  ;  take  him,  and  lead  him 
away  safely.  And  when  he  was  come,  straightway  he  came 
to  him,  and  saith,  Eabbi ;  and  kissed  him.4  But  Jesus  said 
unto  him,  Judas,  betrayest  thou  the  Son  of  man  with  a 
kiss?5    Friend,  do  that  for  which  thou  art  come.6 

So  the  band  and  the  chief  captain,  and  the  officers  of  the 
Jews,  seized  Jesus  and  bound  him.7     And  when  they  that 

1.  John  18 :  1-3.  4.  Mark  14  :  44,  45.  6.  Matt.  26  :  50. 

2.  Mark  14 :  43.  5.  Luke  22 :  48.  7.  John  18  :  12. 

3.  John  18  :  4-9. 


166 


A   Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 


were   about   him  saw   what   would  follow,  they  said,  Lord, 
shall  we  smite  with  the  sword?1 

And  behold,  one  of  them  that  were  with  Jesus  stretched 
out  his  hand,  and  drew  his  sword,  and  smote  the  servant 
of  the  high  priest,  and  struck  off  his  ear.2  But  Jesus  an- 
swered and  said,  Suffer  ye  thus  far.  And  he  touched  his 
ear,  and  healed  him.b 


Matt.  26  :  52-54. 
Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him, 
Put  up  again  thy  sword  into 
its  place :  for  all  they  that  take 
the  sword  shall  perish  with 
the  sword.  Or  thinkest  thou 
that  I  cannot  beseech  my  Fa- 
ther, and  he  shall  even  now 
send  me  more  than  twelve 
legions  of  angels  ?  How  then 
should  the  scriptures  be  ful- 
filled, that  thus  it  must  be  ? 


John  18  :  10,  11. 
Simon  Peter  therefore  hav- 
ing a  sword  drew  it,  and 
struck  the  high  priest's  ser- 
vant, and  cut  off  his  right  ear. 
Now  the  servant's  name  was 
Malchus.  Jesus  therefore  said 
unto  Peter,  Put  up  the  sword 
into  the  sheath :  the  cup  which 
the  Father  hath  given  me, 
shall  I  not  drink  it  ? 


Luke  22  :  52,  53. 
And  Jesus  said  unto  the 
chief  priests,  and  captains  of 
the  temple,  and  elders,  which 
were  come  against  him,  Are 
ye  come  out,  as  against  a  rob- 
ber, with  swords  and  staves  ? 
When  I  was  daily  with  you 
in  the  temple,  ye  stretched 
not  forth  your  hands  against 
me :  but  this  is  your  hour, 
and  the  power  of  darkness. 

Then  all  the  disciples  left  him  and  fled.4  And  a  certain 
young  man  followed  with  him,  having  a  linen  cloth  cast 
about  him,  over  his  naked  body :  and  they  lay  hold  on  him ; 
but  he  left  the  linen  cloth,  and  fled  naked.6 


Matt.  26  :  55,  56. 
In  that  hour  said  Jesus  to 
the  multitudes,  Are  ye  come 
out  as  against  a  robber  with 
swords  and  staves  to  seize  me  ? 
I  sat  daily  in  the  temple  teach- 
ing, and  ye  took  me  not.  But 
all  this  is  come  to  pass,  that 
the  scriptures  of  the  prophets 
might  be  fulfilled. 


1.  Luke  22  :  49. 

2.  Matt.  26  :  51. 


3.  Luke  22  :  51. 

4.  Matt.  26  :  56. 


5.  Mark  14  :  51,  62. 


Jesus  Arraigned  Before  Annas.  167 


§117 — JESUS   IS   ARRAIGNED    BEFORE   ANNAS   IN   THE 
HOUSE   OF   CAIAPHAS. 

Matt.  26 :  57.  John  18  :  12,  13. 

And  they  that  had   taken  So  the  band  and  the  chief 

Jesus   led   him   away   to   the  captain,   and    the   officers   of 

house   of  Caiaphas   the   high  the  Jews,   seized  Jesus   and 

priest,  where  the  scribes  and  bound   him  and  led   him   to 

the  elders  were  gathered  to-  Annas  first ;  for  he  was  father 

gether.  in  law  to  Caiaphas,  which  was 

high  priest  that  year. 

Now  Caiaphas  was  he  which  gave  counsel  to  the  Jews, 
that  it  was  expedient  that  one  man  should  die  for  the 
people.1 

The  high  priest  therefore  asked  Jesus  of  his  disciples,  and 
of  his  teaching.  Jesus  answered  him,  I  have  spoken  openly 
to  the  world ;  I  ever  taught  in  synagogues,  and  in  the  temple, 
where  all  the  Jews  come  together ;  and  in  secret  spake  I 
nothing.  Why  askest  thou  me?  ask  them  that  have  heard 
me,  what  I  spake  unto  them :  behold,  these  know  the  things 
which  I  said.  And  when  he  had  said  this,  one  of  the  officers 
standing  by  struck  Jesus  with  his  hand,  saying,  Answerest 
thou  the  high  priest  so  ?  Jesus  answered  him,  If  I  have 
spoken  evil,  bear  witness  of  the  evil:  but  if  well,  why 
smitest  thou  me?  Annas  therefore  sent  him  bound  unto 
Caiaphas  the  high  priest.2 

1.  John  13 :  14.  2.  John  18 :  19-24. 


168  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 


§118  — JESUS  IS   ARRAIGNED   BEFORE  CAIAPHAS,  AND 
IS   CONDEMNED. 

Now  the  chief  priests  and  the  whole  council  sought1  false2 
witness  against  Jesus  to  put  him  to  death  ;  and  found  it  not. 
For  many  bare  false  witness  against  him,  and  their  witness 
agreed  not  together.  And  there  stood  up  certain,  and  bare 
false  witness  against  him,  saying,  We  heard  him  say,  I  will 
destroy  this  temple  that  is  made  with  hands,  and  in  three 
days  I  will  build  another,  made  without  hands.  And  not 
even  so  did  their  witness  agree  together.3 

[But  afterward  came  two,  and  said,  This  man  said,  I  am 
able  to  destroy  the  temple  of  God,  and  to  build  it  in  three 
days.4] 

And  the  high  priest  stood  up  in  the  midst,  and  asked 
Jesus,  saying,  Answerest  thou  nothing  ?  what  is  it  which 
these  witness  against  thee  ?  But  he  held  his  peace,  and 
answered  nothing.  Again  the  high  priest  asked  him,  and 
saith  unto  him,5  I  adjure  thee  by  the  living  God,  that  thou 
tell  us  whether  thou  be  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God6  [Son 
of  the  Blessed7].  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thou  hast  said  : 
nevertheless  I  say  unto  you,  Henceforth  ye  shall  see  the  Son 
of  man  sitting  at  the  right  hand  of  power,  and  coming  on  the 
clouds  of  heaven.  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  garments, 
saying,  He  hath  spoken  blasphemy  :  what  further  need  have 
we  of  witnesses  ?  behold,  now  ye  have  heard  the  blasphemy  : 
what  think  ye  V  And  they  all  condemned  him  to  be  worthy 
of  death.9 


1.  Mark  14  :  55.        4.  Matt.  26  :  60,  61.     7.  Mark  14:  61. 

2.  Matt.  26  :  59.        5.  Mark  14  :  60,  61.      8.  Matt.  26  :  64- 

3.  Mark  14 :  55-59.      6.  Matt.  26  :  63.        9.  Mark  14:  64. 


The  Denial  of  Jesus  by  Peter.  169 


§  119 — THE   DENIAL   OF   JESUS   BY    PETER.* 

Now  Peter  was  sitting  without  in  the  court  :  and  a  maid 
came  unto  him,  saying,  Thou  also  wast  with  Jesus  the  Gali- 
lean. But  he  denied  before  them  all,  saying,  I  know  not 
what  thou  sayest.  And  when  he  was  gone  out  into  the  porch, 
another  maid  saw  him,  and  saith  unto  them  that  were  there, 
This  man  also  was  with  Jesus  the  Nazarene.  And  again  he 
denied  with  an  oath,  I  know  not  the  man.  And  after  a  little 
while  they  that  stood  by  came  and  said  to  Peter,  Of  a  truth 
thou  also  art  one  of  them  ;  for  thy  speech  bewrayeth  thee. 
Then  began  he  to  curse  and  to  swear,  I  know  not  the  man. 
And  straightway  the  cock  crew.  And  Peter  remembered 
the  word  which  Jesus  had  said,  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou 
shalt  deny  me  thrice.     And  he  went  out,  and  wept  bitterly.1 


And  Peter  had  followed  him  afar  off,  even  within,  into 
the  court  of  the  high  priest  ;  and  he  was  sitting  with  the 
officers,  and  warming  himself  in  the  light  of  the  fire.2 

And  as  Peter  was  beneath  in  the  court,  there  cometh  one 
of  the  maids  of  the  high  priest  ;  and  seeing  Peter  warming 
himself,  she  looked  upon  him,  and  saith,  Thou  also  wast 
with  the  Nazarene,  even  Jesus.  But  he  denied,  saying,  I 
neither  know,  nor  understand  what  thou  sayest  :  and  he 
went  out  into  the  porch  ;  and  the  cock  crew.  And  the  maid 
saw  him,  and  began  again  to  say  to  them  that  stood  by, 
This  is  one  of  them.  But  he  again  denied  it.  And  after  a 
little  while  again  they  that  stood  by  said  to  Peter,  of  a  truth 
thou  art  one  of  them  ;  for  thou  art  a  Galilsean.  But  he 
began  to  curse,  and  to  swear,  I  know  not  this  man  of  whom 
ye  speak.  And  straightway  the  second  time  the  cock  crew. 
And  Peter  called  to  mind  the  word,  how  that  Jesus  said 
unto  him,  Before  the  cock  crow  twice,  thou  shalt  deny  me 
thrice,  and  when  he  thought  thereon,  he  wept.3 

*  We  give  the  four  accounts  of  this  in  full. 

1.  Matt.  26  :  69-75.  2.  Mark  14  :  54.  3.  Mark  14 :  66-72. 

12 


170  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

And  when  they  had  kindled  a  fire  in  the  midst  of  the 
court,  and  had  sat  down  together,  Peter  sat  in  the  midst  of 
them.  And  a  certain  maid  seeing  him  as  he  sat  in  the  light 
of  the  fire,  and  looking  stedfastly  upon  him,  said,  This  man 
also  was  with  him.  But  he  denied,  saying,  Woman,  I  know 
him  not.  And  after  a  little  while  another  saw  him,  and 
said,  Thou  also  art  one  of  them.  But  Peter  said,  Man,  I  am 
not.  And  after  the  space  of  about  one  hour  another  confi- 
dently affirmed,  saying,  Of  a  truth  this  man  also  was  with 
him  :  for  he  is  a  Galilaean.  But  Peter  said,  Man,  I  know 
not  what  thou  sayest.  And  immediately,  while  he  yet 
spake,  the  cock  crew.  And  the  Lord  turned,  and  looked 
upon  Peter.  And  Peter  remembered  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
how  that  he  said  unto  him,  Before  the  cock  crow  this  day, 
thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And  he  went  out,  and  wept 
bitterly.1 


And  Simon  Peter  followed  Jesus,  and  so  did  another 
disciple.  Now  that  disciple  was  known  unto  the  high 
priest,  and  entered  in  with  Jesus  into  the  court  of  the  high 
priest;  but  Peter  was  standing  at  the  door  without.  So 
the  other  disciple,  which  was  known  unto  the  high  priest, 
went  out  and  spake  unto  her  that  kept  the  door,  and  brought 
in  Peter.  The  maid  therefore  that  kept  the  door  saith  unto 
Peter,  Art  thou  also  one  of  this  man's  disciples?  He  saith, 
I  am  not.  Now  the  servants  and  the  officers  were  standing 
there,  having  made  a  fire  of  coals ;  for  it  was  cold ;  and  they 
were  warming  themselves :  and  Peter  also  was  with  them, 
standing  and  warming  himself.2 

Now  Simon  Peter  was  standing  and  warming  himself. 
They  said  therefore  unto  him,  Art  thou  also  one  of  his  dis- 
ciples ?  He  denied,  and  said,  I  am  not.  One  of  the  servants 
of  the  high  priest,  being  a  kinsman  of  him  whose  ear  Peter 
cut  off,  saith,  Did  not  I  see  thee  in  the  garden  with  him? 
Peter  therefore  denied  again  :  and  straightway  the  cock 
crew.3 

1.  Luke  22  :  55-62.  2.  John  18  :  15  18.  3.  John  18  :  25-27. 


Jesus  is  Mocked  and  Beaten. 


171 


§120 — JESUS    IS    MOCKED    AND    BEATEN,    AND 
BROUGHT   BEFORE   THE   HIGH   COUNCIL. 


Matt.  26  :  67,  68 ;  27  :  1,  2. 

Then  did  they  spit  in  his 
face  and  buffet  him :  and  some 
smote  him  with  the  palms  of 
their  hands,  saying,  Prophesy 
unto  us,  thou  Christ :  who  is 
he  that  struck  thee  ?  [And 
the  officers  received  him  with 
blows  of  their  hands.1] 

Now  when  morning  was 
come,  all  the  chief  priests  and 
the  elders  of  the  people  took 
counsel  against  Jesus  to  put 
him  to  death  :  and  they  bound 
him,  and  led  him  away,  and 
delivered  him  up  to  Pilate  the 
governor. 


Luke  22 :  63-71. 

And  the  men  that  held  Jesus 
mocked  him,  and  beat  him. 
And  they  blindfolded  him, 
and  asked  him,  saying,  Pro- 
phesy :  who  is  he  that  struck 
thee  ?  And  many  other  things 
spake  they  against  him,  re- 
viling him. 

And  as  soon  as  it  was  day, 
the  assembly  of  the  elders  of 
the  people  was  gathered  to- 
gether, both  chief  priests  and 
scribes;  and  they  led  him 
away  into  their  council,  say- 
ing, If  thou  art  the  Christ, 
tell  us.  But  he  said  unto 
them,  If  I  tell  you,  ye  will 
not  believe :  and  if  I  ask  you, 
ye  will  not  answer.  But  from 
henceforth  shall  the  Son  of 
man  be  seated  at  the  right 
hand  of  the  power  of  God. 
And  they  all  said,  Art  thou 
then  the  Son  of  God?  And 
he  said  unto  them,  Ye  say  that 
I  am.  And  they  said,  What 
further  need  have  we  of  wit- 
ness ?  for  we  ourselves  have 
heard  from  his  own  mouth. 


1.  Mark  14  :  65. 


172  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

And  the  whole  company  of 
them  rose  up,  and  brought 
him  before  Pilate,1  [from  Caia- 
phas  into  the  palace:  and  it 
was  early2]. 

§121 — THE   REMORSE   AND   DEATH   OF  JUDAS. 

Then  Judas,  which  betrayed  him,  when  he  saw  that  he 
was  condemned,  repented  himself,  and  brought  back  the 
thirty  pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief  priests  and  elders,  saying, 
I  have  sinned  in  that  I  betrayed  innocent  blood.  But  they 
said,  What  is  that  to  us?  see  thou  to  it.  And  he  cast  down 
the  pieces  of  silver  into  the  sanctuary,  and  departed ;  and 
he  went  away  and  hanged  himself.  And  the  chief  priests 
took  the  pieces  of  silver,  and  said,  It  is  not  lawful  to  put 
them  into  the  treasury,  since  it  is  the  price  of  blood.  And 
they  took  counsel,  and  bought  with  them  the  potter's  field, 
to  bury  strangers  in.  Wherefore  that  field  was  called,  The 
field  of  blood,  unto  this  day.  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which 
was  spoken  by  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  saying,  And  they  took 
the  thirty  pieces  of  silver,  the  price  of  him  that  was  priced, 
whom  certain  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  price ;  and  they 
gave  them  for  the  potter's  field,  as  the  Lord  appointed  me.3 

§122 — PILATE  EXAMINES  JESUS,  DECLARES  HIS  IN- 
NOCENCE, AND  SENDS  HIM  FOR  TRIAL  TO 
HEROD. 

They  lead  Jesus  therefore  from  Caiaphas  into  the  palace: 
and  it  was  early ;  and  they  themselves  entered  not  into  the 
palace,  that  they  might  not  be  defiled,  but  might  eat  the 
passover.  Pilate  therefore  went  out  unto  them,  and  saith, 
What  accusation  bring  ye  against  this  man?  They  answered 
and  said  unto  him,  If  this  man  were  not  an  evil-doer,  we 
should  not  have  delivered  him  up  unto  thee.4     [And  they 

1.  Luke  23 :  1.  3.  Matt.  27  :  3-10.  4.  John  18  :  28-30. 

2.  John  18  :  28. 


Pilate  Sends  Jesus  for  Trial  to  Herod.         173 

began  to  accuse  him,  saying,  We  found  this  man  perverting 
our  nation,  and  forbidding  to  give  tribute  to  Csesar,  and 
saying  that  he  himself  is  Christ  a  king.1]  Pilate  therefore 
said  unto  them,  Take  him  yourselves,  and  judge  him 
according  to  your  law.  The  Jews  said  unto  him,  It  is  not 
lawful  for  us  to  put  any  man  to  death:  that  the  word  of 
Jesus  might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake,  signifying  by  what 
manner  of  death  he  should  die. 

Pilate  therefore  entered  again  into  the  palace,  and  called 
Jesus.2 

Now  Jesus  stood  before  the  governor :  and  the  governor 
asked  him,  saying,  Art  thou  the  King  of  the  Jews?3  Jesus 
answered,  Sayest  thou  this  of  thyself,  or  did  others  tell  it 
thee  concerning  me?  Pilate  answered,  Am  I  a  Jew?  Thine 
own  nation  and  the  chief  priests  delivered  thee  unto  me: 
what  hast  thou  done?  Jesus  answered,  My  kingdom  is  not 
of  this  world :  if  my  kingdom  were  of  this  world,  then  would 
my  servants  fight,  that  I  should  not  be  delivered  to  the 
Jews :  but  now  is  my  kingdom  not  from  hence.  Pilate 
therefore  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  a  king  then?  Jesus 
answered,  Thou  sayest  that  I  am  a  king.  To  this  end  have 
I  been  born,  and  to  this  end  am  I  come  into  the  world,  that 
I  should  bear  witness  unto  the  truth.  Every  one  that  is  of 
the  truth  heareth  my  voice.  Pilate  saith  unto  him,  What 
is  truth  ? 

And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  went  out  again  unto  the 
Jews.4 

And  Pilate  said  unto  the  chief  priests  and  the  multitudes, 
I  find  no  fault  in  this  man5  [I  find  no  crime  in  him6].  And 
the  chief  priests  accused  him  of  many  things7  [and]  he 
answered  nothing.  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him,  Hearest 
thou  not  how  many  things  they  witness  against  thee?  And 
he  gave  him  no  answer,  not  even  to  one  word :  insomuch 
that  the  governor  marvelled  greatly.8  But  they  were  the 
more  urgent,  saying,  He  stirreth  up  the  people,  teaching 
throughout  all  Judaea,  and  beginning  from  Galilee  even  unto 

1.  Luke  23 :  2.  4.  John  18 :  34-38.  7.  Mark  15  :  3. 

2.  John  18  :  31-33.  5.  Luke  23 :  4.  8.  Matt.  27  :  12-14. 

3.  Matt.  27  :  11.  6.  John  18  :  38. 


174  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

this  place.  But  when  Pilate  heard  it,  he  asked  whether  the 
man  were  a  Galilsean.  And  when  he  knew  that  he  was  of 
Herod's  jurisdiction,  he  sent  him  unto  Herod,  who  himself 
also  was  at  Jerusalem  in  these  days. 

Now  when  Herod  saw  Jesus,  he  was  exceeding  glad :  for 
he  was  of  a  long  time  desirous  to  see  him,  because  he  had 
heard  concerning  him;  and  he  hoped  to  see  some  miracle 
done  by  him.  And  he  questioned  him  in  many  words  ;  but 
he  answered  him  nothing.  And  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  stood,  vehemently  accusing  him.  And  Herod  with 
his  soldiers  set  him  at  nought,  and  mocked  him,  and  array- 
ing him  in  gorgeous  apparel  sent  him  back  to  Pilate.  And 
Herod  and  Pilate  became  friends  with  each  other  that  very 
day  ;  for  before  they  were  at  enmity  between  themselves.1 


§123 — THE   JEWS   REJECT  JESUS   AND   CHOOSE 
BARABBAS. 

Now  at  the  feast  the  governor  was  wont  to  release  unto 
the  multitude  one  prisoner,  whom  they  would.  And  they 
had  then  a  notable  prisoner  called  Barabbas,2  lying  bound 
with  them  that  had  made  insurrection,  men  who  in  the 
insurrection  had  committed  murder.  And  the  multitude 
went  up  and  began  to  ask  him  to  do  as  he  was  wont  to  do 
unto  them.3 

And  Pilate  called  together  the  chief  priests  and  the  rulers 
and  the  people,  and  said  unto  them,  Ye  brought  unto  me 
this  man,  as  one  that  perverteth  the  people:  and  behold,  I, 
having  examined  him  before  you,  found  no  fault  in  this  man 
touching  those  things  whereof  ye  accuse  him ;  no,  nor  yet 
Herod :  for  he  sent  him  back  unto  us ;  and  behold,  nothing 
worthy  of  death  hath  been  done  by  him.  I  will  therefore 
chastise  him,  and  release  him.4  But  ye  have  a  custom,  that 
I  should  release  unto  you  one  at  the  passover :  will  ye  there- 
fore that  I  release  unto  you5  Barabbas,  or  Jesus,  which  is 

1.  Luke  23  :  5-12.  3.  Mark  15  :  7,  8.  5.  John  18 :  89. 

2.  Matt.  27 :  15,  16.  4.  Luke  23  :  13-16. 


The  Soldiers  Mock  Jesus. 


175 


called  Christ,1  the  King  of  the  Jews?  For  he  perceived  that 
for  envy  the  chief  priests  had  delivered  him  up.2  And  while 
he  was  sitting  on  the  judgement-seat,  his  wife  sent  unto  him, 
saying,  have  thou  nothing  to  do  with  that  righteous  man : 
for  I  have  suffered  many  things  this  day  in  a  dream  because 
of  him.  Now  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  persuaded  the 
multitudes  that  they  should  ask  for  Barabbas,  and  destroy 
Jesus.  But  the  governor  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Whether  of  the  twain  will  ye  that  I  release  unto  you  ?  And 
they  said,  Barabbas.3  But  they  cried  out  all  together,  say- 
ing, Away  with  this  man,  and  release  unto  us  Barabbas :  one 
who  for  a  certain  insurrection  made  in  the  city,  and  for 
murder,  was  cast  into  prison.4 


§124 — THE    SOLDIERS    MOCK  JESUS,   AND    THE    JEWS 
DEMAND   HIS   CRUCIFIXION. 

Then  Pilate  therefore  took  Jesus,  and  scourged  him.  And 
the  soldiers  plaited  a  crown  of  thorns,  and  put  it  on  his  head, 
and  arrayed  him  in  a  purple  garment ;  and  they  came  unto 
him,  and  said,  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews !  and  they  struck  him 
with  their  hands.  And  Pilate  went  out  again,  and  saith 
unto  them,  Behold,  I  bring  him  out  'to  you,  that  ye  may 
know  that  I  find  no  crime  in  him.  Jesus  therefore  came 
out,  wearing  the  crown  of  thorns  and  the  purple  garment. 
And  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  Behold,  the  man  !5 

Matt.  27  :  22,  23. 
Pilate  saith  unto 
them,  What  then 
shall  I  do  unto  Je- 
sus which  is  called 
Chri-t?  They  all 
say,  Let  him  be 
crucified.  And  he 
said,     Why,    what 


Mark  15  :  12-14. 
And  Pilate  again 
answered  and  said 
unto  them,  What 
then  shall  I  do  unto 
him  whom  ye  call 
the  King  of  the 
Jews  ?  And  they 
cried  out  again, 


Luke  23 :  20-23. 

And  Pilate  spake 
unto  them  again, 
desiring  to  release 
Jesus;  but  they 
shouted,  saying, 
Crucify,  crucify 
him.  And  [Pilate] 
said  unto  them  the 


1.  Matt.  27 :  17. 

2.  Mark  15  :  9,  10. 


3.  Matt.  27  :  19-21. 

4.  Luke  23  :  18,  19. 


6.  John  19  :  1-5. 


176 


A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 


evil  hath  he  done  ? 
But  they  cried  out 
exceedingly,  say- 
ing, Let  him  be 
crucified. 


Crucify  him.  And 
Pilate  said  unto 
them,  Why,  what 
evil  hath  he  done  ? 
But  they  cried  out 
exceedingly,  Cruci- 
fy him. 


third  time,  Why, 
what  evil  hath  this 
man  done  ?  I  have 
found  no  cause  of 
death  in  him  :  I  will 
therefore  chastise 
him,  and  release 
him.  But  they  were 
instant  with  loud 
voices,  asking  that 
he  might  be  cruci- 
fied. 

When  therefore  the  chief  priests  and  the  officers  saw  him, 
they  cried  out,  saying,  Crucify  him,  crucify  him.  Pilate 
saith  unto  them,  Take  him  yourselves,  and  crucify  him  :  for 
I  find  no  crime  in  him.  The  Jews  answered  him,  We  have 
a  law,  and  by  that  law  he  ought  to  die,  because  he  made 
himself  the  Son  of  God.  When  Pilate  therefore  heard  this 
saying,  he  was  the  more  afraid;  and  he  entered  into  the 
palace  again,  and  saith  unto  Jesus,  Whence  art  thou?  But 
Jesus  gave  him  no  answer.  Pilate  therefore  saith  unto  him, 
Speakest  thou  not  unto  me?  knowest  thou  not  that  I  have 
power  to  release  thee,  and  have  power  to  crucify  thee? 
Jesus  answered  him,  Thou  wouldest  have  no  power  against 
me,  except  it  were  given  thee  from  above  :  therefore  he  that 
delivered  me  unto  thee  hath  greater  sin.1 


§125 — PILATE   DELIVERS   JESUS   TO   BE   CRUCIFIED. 

Upon  this  Pilate  sought  to  release  him :  but  the  Jews  cried 
out,  saying,  If  thou  release  this  man,  thou  art  not  Caesar's 
friend:  every  one  that  maketh  himself  a  king  speaketh 
against  Caesar.  When  Pilate  therefore  heard  these  words, 
he  brought  Jesus  out,  and  sat  down  on  the  judgement-seat  at 
a  place  called  The  Pavement,  but  in  Hebrew,  Gabbatha. 
Now  it  was  the  Preparation  of  the  passover:  it  was  about 
the  sixth  hour.     And  he  saith  unto  the  Jews,  Behold,  your 


1.  John  19  :  6-11. 


Pilate  Delivers  Jesus  to  be  Crucified.  177 

King !  They  therefore  cried  out,  Away  with  him,  away 
with  him,  crucify  him.  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  Shall  I 
crucify  your  King  ?  The  chief  priests  answered,  We  have 
no  king  but  Caesar.1  So  when  Pilate  saw  that  he  prevailed 
nothing,  but  rather  that  a  tumult  was  arising,  he  took  water, 
and  washed  his  hands  before  the  multitude,  saying,  I  am 
innocent  of  the  blood  of  this  righteous  man:  see  ye  to  it. 
And  all  the  people  answered  and  said,  His  blood  be  on  us, 
and  on  our  children.2  And  Pilate,  wishing  to  content  the 
multitude  [released  unto  them  Barabbas]3,  gave  sentence 
that  what  they  asked  for  should  be  done.  And  he  released 
him  that  for  insurrection  and  murder  had  been  cast  into 
prison,  whom  they  asked  for ;  but  Jesus  he  delivered  up  to 
their  will,4  when  he  had  scourged  him,  to  be  crucified.5 

Then  the  soldiers  of  the  governor  took  Jesus  into  the 
palace6  within  the  court  which  is  called  the  Praetorium,7  and 
gathered  unto  him  the  whole  band.  And  they  stripped  him, 
and  put  on  him  a  scarlet  robe.  And  they  plaited  a  crown 
of  thorns  and  put  it  upon  his  head,  and  a  reed  in  his  right 
hand ;  and  they  kneeled  down  before  him,  and  mocked  him, 
saying,  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews !  And  they  spat  upon  him, 
and  took  the  reed  and  smote  him  on  the  head,8  and  bowing 
their  knees  worshipped  him.  And  when  they  had  mocked 
him,  they  took  off  from  him  the  purple,  and  put  on  him 
his  garments.     And  they  led  him  out  to  crucify  him.9 

[He  went  out]  bearing  the  cross  for  himself,10*  and  they 
led  him  away.11  And  as  they  came  out,  they  found  a  man 
of  Cyrene,  Simon  by  name,12  coming  from  the  country,  the 
father  of  Alexander  and  Rufus  ;13  him  they  compelled  to  go 
with  them,  that  he  might  bear  his  cross.14 

And  there  followed  him  a  great  multitude  of  the  people, 
and  of  women  who  bewailed  and  lamented  him.  But  Jesus 
turning  unto  them  said,  Daughters  of  Jerusalem,  weep  not 


1. 

John  19  : 

12-15. 

6.  Matt.  27  : 

:  27. 

11. 

Luke  23 : 

26. 

2. 

Matt.  27 

:  24,  25. 

7.  Mark  15  : 

16. 

12. 

Matt.  27  : 

32. 

3*. 

Mark  15  : 

15. 

8.  Matt.  27 : 

:  27-30. 

13. 

Mark  15 : 

21. 

4. 

Luke  23 : 

24,  25. 

9.  Mark  1 5  : 

19,  20. 

14. 

Matt.  27 

:  32. 

5. 

Mark  15  : 

15. 

10.  John  19 : 

17. 

*  "  At  first ;  and  when  the  weight  was  seen  to  be  more  than  he  could  bear, 
Simon  was  compelled  to  bear  it."—  Waddy. 


178  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

for  me,  but  weep  for  yourselves,  and  for  your  children. 
For  behold,  the  days  are  coining,  in  which  they  shall  say, 
Blessed  are  the  barren,  and  the  wombs  that  never  bare,  and 
the  breasts  that  never  gave  suck.  Then  shall  they  begin  to 
say  to  the  mountains,  Fall  on  us ;  and  to  the  hills,  Cover  us. 
For  if  they  do  these  things  in  the  green  tree,  what  shall  be 
done  in  the  dry?1 

And  there  were  also  two  others,  malefactors,  led  with 
him  to  be  put  to  death.2 

And  when  they  were  come  unto  a  place,3  which  is  called 
in  Hebrew,  Golgotha,4  which  is,  being  interpreted,  The 
place  of  a  skull,6  they  gave  him  wine  to  drink  mingled 
with  gall6  [myrrh7]  :  and  when  he  had  tasted  it  he  would 
not  drink.8 

§126 — THE  CRUCIFIXION. 

And  it  was  the  third  hour,  and  they  crucified  him.  And 
with  him  they  crucify  two  robbers,  one  on  his  right  hand 
and  one  on  his  left,9  and  Jesus  in  the  midst.10  And 
Jesus  said,  Father,  forgive  them,  for  they  know  not  what 
they  do.11 

The  soldiers  therefore,   when  they  had  crucified  Jesus, 
took  his  garments,  and  made  four  parts,  to  every  soldier  a 
part ;  and  also  the  coat :   now  the  coat  was  without  seam, 
woven  from  the  top  throughout.     They  said,  therefore,  one 
to  another,  Let  us  not  rend  it,  but  cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it 
shall  be  :  that  the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  which  saith, 
They  parted  my  garments  among  them, 
And  upon  my  vesture  did  they  cast  lots. 
These  things   therefore,  the   soldiers  did.12    And   they  sat 
and  watched  him  there.13 

And  Pilate  wrote  a  title  also,  and  put  it  on  the  cross. 
And  there  was  written,  jesus  of  nazareth,  the  king  of 


1.  Luke  23 : 

27-31. 

6. 

Matt.  27 : 

:  34. 

10. 

John  19 : 

18. 

2.  Luke  23  : 

32. 

7. 

Mark  15 : 

23. 

n. 

Luke  23 : 

34. 

3.  Matt.  27 

:  33. 

8. 

Matt.  27 : 

34. 

12. 

John  19 : 

23,  24. 

4.  John  19 : 

17. 

9. 

Mark  15 : 

25  and  27. 

13. 

Matt.  27 

:  36. 

6.  Mark  15: 

22. 

The  Crucifixion.  *        179 

the  jews.  This  title  therefore  read  many  of  the  Jews  :  for 
the  place  where  Jesus  was  crucified  was  nigh  to  the  city  : 
and  it  was  written  in  Hebrew,  and  in  Latin,  and  in  Greek. 
The  chief  priests  of  the  Jews  therefore  said  to  Pilate,  Write 
not,  The  King  of  the  Jews  :  but,  that  he  said,  I  am  King  of 
the  Jews.  Pilate  answered,  What  I  have  written  I  have 
written.1 

But  there  were  standing  by  the  cross  of  Jesus  his  mother, 
and  his  mother's  sister,  Mary  the  wife  of  Clopas,  and  Mary 
Magdalene.  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his  mother,  and  the 
disciple  standing  by,  whom  he  loved,  he  saith  unto  his 
mother,  Woman,  behold,  thy  son  !  Then  saith  he  to  the 
disciple,  Behold,  thy  mother  !  And  from  that  hour  the 
disciple  took  her  unto  his  own  home.2' 

And  they  that  passed  by  railed  on  him,  wagging  their 
heads,  and  saying,  Ha !  Thou  that  destroyest  the  temple,  and 
buildest  it  in  three  days,  save  thyself3 :  if  thou  art  the  Son 
of  God,  come  down  from  the  cross.  In  like  manner  also 
the  chief  priests  mocking  Mm*  scoffed  at  him,5  with  the 
scribes  and  elders,  said,6  Let  him  save  himself,  if  this  is 
the  Christ  of  God  his  chosen.7  He  saved  others  ;  himself 
he  cannot  save.  He  is  the  King  of  Israel ;  let  him  now 
come  down  from  the  cross,  and  we  will  believe  on  him.  He 
trusteth  on  God  ;  let  him  deliver  him  now,  if  he  desireth 
him  :  for  he  said,  I  am  the  Son  of  God.8  And  the  soldiers 
also  mocked  him,  coming  to  him,  offering  him  vinegar,  and 
saying,  If  thou  art  the  King  of  the  Jews,  save  thyself.9 
And  the  robbers  also  that  were  crucified  with  him  cast  upon 
him  the  same  reproach.10 

And  one  of  the  malefactors  which  were  hanged  railed  on 
him,  saying,  Art  not  thou  the  Christ  ?  save  thyself  and  us. 
But  the  other  answered,  and  rebuking  him  said,  Dost  thou 
not  even  fear  God,  seeing  thou  art  in  the  same  condemna- 
tion? And  we  indeed  justly ;  for  we  receive  the  due  reward 
of  our  deeds :  but  this  man  hath  done  nothing  amiss.     And 

1.  John  19  :  19-22.  6.  Luke  23 :  85.  8.  Matt.  27:  42,  48. 

2.  John  19 :  25-27.  6.  Matt.  27 :  41.  9.  Luke  23 :  36,  37. 

3.  Mark  15 :  29,  30.  7.  Luke  23 :  35.  10.  Matt.  27  :  44. 

4.  Matt.  27  :  40,  41. 


180  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

he  said,  Jesus,  remember  me  when  thou  comest  in  thy 
kingdom.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Verily  I  say  unto  thee, 
To-day  shalt  thou  be  with  me  in  Paradise.1 
•  And  when  the  sixth  hour  was  come,  there  was  darkness 
over  the  whole  land  until  the  ninth  hour,2  the  sun's  light 
failing.3  And  at  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  Eloi,  Eloi,  lama  sabachthani?  which  is,  being  inter- 
preted, My  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me?  And 
some  of  them  that  stood  by,  when  they  heard  it,  said,  Be- 
hold, he  calleth  Elijah.4 

After  this  J  esus,  knowing  that  all  things  are  now  finished, 
that  the  scripture  might  be  accomplished,  saith,  I  thirst. 
There  was  set  there  a  vessel  full  of  vinegar  :  so  they  put  a 
sponge  full  of  the  vinegar  upon  hyssop,6  on  a  reed,6  and 
brought  it  to  his  mouth7  and  gave  him  to  drink.  And  the 
rest  said,  Let  be  ;  let  us  see  whether  Elijah  cometh  to  save 
him8  [whether  Elijah  cometh  to  take  him  down9].  When 
Jesus  therefore  had  received  the  vinegar,  he  said,  It  is  fin- 
ished.10 And  when  Jesus  had  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  he  said, 
Father,  into  thy  hands  I  commend  my  spirit :  and  having 
said  this,11  he  bowed  his  head,12  and  yielded  up  his  spirit13 
[and  gave  up  the  ghost14]. 

And  behold,  the  veil  of  the  temple  was  rent  in  twain  from 
the  top  to  the  bottom  ;  and  the  earth  did  quake  ;  and  the 
rocks  were  rent ;  and  the  tombs  were  opened ;  and  many 
bodies  of  the  saints  that  had  fallen  asleep  were  raised  ;  and 
coming  forth  out  of  the  tombs  after  his  resurrection  they 
entered  into  the  holy  city  and  appeared  unto  many.  Now 
the  centurion,  and  they  that  were  with  him  watching  Jesus, 
when  they  saw  the  earthquake,  and  the  things  that  were 
done,  feared  exceedingly,  saying,  Truly  this  was  the  Son  of 
God.15 

[And  when  the  centurion  saw  what  was  done,  he  glorified 
God,  saying,  Certainly  this  was  a  righteous  man.10]    And 

1.  Luke  23  :  39-43.  7.  John  19  :  29.  12.  John  19  :  30. 

2.  Mark  15  :  33.  8.  Matt.  27 :  48,  49.  18.  Matt.  27  :  50. 

3.  Luke  23  :  45.  9.  Mark  15  :  36.  14.  Mark  15  :  37. 

4.  Mark  15  :  34,  35.  10.  John  19  :  30.  15.  Matt.  27  :  51-54. 

5.  John  19  :  28,  29.  11.  Luke  23 :  46.  16.  Luke  23  :  47. 

6.  Matt.  27  :  48. 


The  Burial  of  Jesus.  181 

many  women  were  there  beholding  from  afar,  which  had  fol- 
lowed Jesus  from  Galilee,  ministering  unto  him:1  [And  all 
his  acquaintance,  and  the  women  that  followed  with  him  from 
Galilee,  stood  afar  off,  seeing  these  things.'2]  among  whom 
were  both  Mary  Magdalene,  and  Mary  the  mother  of  James 
the  less  and  of  Joses,  and  Salome  ;  who,  when  he  was  in  Gal- 
ilee, followed  him,  and  ministered  unto  him  ;  and  many 
other  women  which  came  up  with  him  unto  Jerusalem.3 
And  all  the  multitudes  that  came  together  to  this  sight,  when 
they  beheld  the  things  that  were  done,  returned  smiting 
their  breasts.4 

The  Jews  therefore,  because  it  was  the  Preparation,  that 
the  bodies  should  not  remain  on  the  cross  upon  the  sabbath 
(for  the  day  of  that  sabbath  was  a  high  day),  asked  of  Pilate 
that  their  legs  might  be  broken,  and  that  they  might  be  taken 
away.  The  soldiers  therefore  came,  and  brake  the  legs  of 
the  first,  and  of  the  other  which  was  crucified  with  him  :  but 
when  they  came  to  Jesus,  and  saw  that  he  was  dead  already, 
they  brake  not  his  legs  :  howbeit  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a 
spear  pierced  his  side,  and  straightway  there  came  out  blood 
and  water.  And  he  that  hath  seen  hath  borne  witness,  and 
his  witness  is  true  :  and  he  knoweth  that  he  saith  true,  that 
ye  also  may  believe.  For  these  things  came  to  pass,  that 
the  scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  A  bone  of  him  shall  not  be 
broken.  And  again  another  scripture  saith,  They  shall  look 
on  him  whom  they  pierced.5 

§  127 — THE   BURIAL   OF   JESUS. 

And  when  even  was  now  come,  because  it  was  the  Prepara- 
tion, that  is,  the  day  before  the  sabbath,  there  came  Joseph 
[of  Arimathaea,6  a  rich  man7],  a  councillor  of  honourable 
estate,8  a  good  man  and  a  righteous  (he  had  not  consented  to 
their  counsel  and  deed),  a  man  of  Arimathaea,  a  city  of  the 
Jews,9  who  also  himself  was  looking  for  the  kingdom  of  God,10 

1.  Matt.  27:  55.  5.  John  19  :  31-37.  8.  Mark  15  :  43. 

2.  Luke  23  :  49.  6.  Mark  15  :  42,  43.  9.  Luke  23  :  50,  51 . 

3.  Mark  15  :  40,  41.  7.  Matt.  27  :  57.  10.  Mark  15 :  43. 

4.  Luke  23:  48. 


182  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

being  a  disciple  of  Jesus,  but  secretly  for  fear  of  the  Jews,1 
and  he  boldly  went  in  unto  Pilate,  and  asked2  that  he  might 
take  away3  the  body  of  Jesus.  And  Pilate  marvelled  if  he 
were  already  dead :  and  calling  unto  him  the  centurion,  he 
asked  him  whether  he  had  been  any  while  dead.  And  when 
he  learned  it  of  the  centurion,  he  granted  the  corpse  to 
Joseph.4  [Then  Pilate  commanded  it  to  be  given  up.6]  He 
came  therefore,  and  took  away  his  body.  And  there  came 
also  Nicodemus,  he  who  at  the  first  came  to  him  by  night, 
bringing  a  mixture  of  myrrh  and  aloes,  about  a  hundred 
pound  weight.  So  they  took  the  body  of  Jesus,  and  bound 
it  in  linen  cloths  with  the  spices,  as  the  custom  of  the  Jews 
is.  to  bury.  Now  in  the  place  where  he  was  crucified  there 
was  a  garden  ;  and  in  the  garden  a  new  tomb  wherein  was 
never  man  yet  laid.6  And  [Joseph]  bought  a  linen  cloth, 
and  taking  him  down,  wound  him  in  the  linen  cloth,  and  laid 
him  in7  his  own  new  tomb  which  he  had  hewn  out  of  the 
rock,  and  he  rolled  a  great  stone  to  the  door  of  the  tomb 
and  departed.8 

[There  then  because  of  the  Jews'  Preparation  (for  the 
tomb  was  nigh  at  hand)  they  laid  Jesus.9] 

And  it  was  the  day  of  the  Preparation,  and  the  sabbath 
drew  on.  And  the  women,  which  had  come  with  him  out 
of  Galilee,  followed  after,  and  beheld  the  tomb,  and  how  his 
body  was  laid.10  [And  Mary  Magdalene  was  there,  and  the 
other  Mary,  sitting  over  against  the  sepulchre.11]  And  they 
returned,  and  prepared  spices  and  ointments.  And  on  the 
sabbath  they  rested  according  to  the  commandment.12 

Now  on  the  morrow,  which  is  the  day  after  the  Prepara- 
tion, the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  were  gathered 
together  unto  Pilate,  saying,  Sir,  we  remember  that  that 
deceiver  said,  while  he  was  yet  alive,  After  three  days  I  rise 
again.  Command  therefore  that  the  sepulchre  be  made 
sure  until  the  third  day,  lest  haply  his  disciples  come  and 
steal  him  away,  and  say  unto  the  people,  He  is  risen  from 

1.  John  19  :  38.  5.  Matt,  27  :  58.  9.  John  19  :  42. 

2.  Mark  15  :  43.  C.  John  19  :  38-41.  10.  Luke  23  :  54,  55. 

3.  John  19  :  38.  7.  Mark  15  :  46.  11.  Matt.  27  :  61. 

4.  Mark  15  :  43-45.  8.  Matt.  27  :  60.  12.  Luke  23  :  56. 


The  Resurrection  of  Jesus. 


183 


the  dead  :  and  the  last  error  will  be  worse  than  the  first- 
Pilate  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  a  guard  :  go  your  way,  make 
it  as  sure  as  ye  can.  So  they  went,  and  made  the  sepulchre 
sure,  sealing  the  stone,  the  guard  being  with  them.1 


§128 — THE  RESURRECTION  OF  JESUS. 


Matt.  28 :  1-8. 
Now  late  on  the  sabbath 
day,  as  it  began  to  dawn  to- 
ward the  first  day  of  the  week, 
came  Mary  Magdalene  and 
the  other  Mary  to  see  the 
sepulchre.  And  behold,  there 
was  a  great  earthquake ;  for 
an  angel  of  the  Lord  descend- 
ed from  heaven,  and  came  and 
rolled  away  the  stone,  and  sat 
upon  it.  His  appearance  was 
as  lightning,  and  his  raiment 
white  as  snow:  and  for  fear 
of  him  the  watchers  did  quake, 
and  became  as  dead  men.  And 
the  angel  answered  and  said 
unto  the  women,  Fear  not  ye : 
for  I  know  that  ye  seek  Jesus, 
which  hath  been  crucified. 
He  is  not  here  ;  for  he  is 
risen,  even  as  he  said.  Come, 
see  the  place  where  the  Lord 
lay.  And  go  quickly,  and  tell 
his  disciples,  He  is  risen  from 
the  dead;  and  lo,  he  goeth 
before  you  into  Galilee  ;  there 
shall  ye  see  him  :  lo,  I  have 
told  you.    And  they  departed 


Mark  16  :  1-8. 
And  when  the  sabbath  was 
past,  Mary  Magdalene,  and 
Mary  the  mother  of  James,  and 
Salome,  bought  spices,  that 
they  might  come  and  anoint 
him.  And  very  early  on  the 
first  day  of  the  week,  they 
come  to  the  tomb  when  the 
sun  was  risen.  And  they  were 
saying  among  themselves, 
Who  shall  roll  us  away  the 
stone  from  the  door  of  the 
tomb  ?  and  looking  up,  they 
see  that  the  stone  is  rolled 
back  :  for  it  was  exceeding 
great.  And  entering  into  the 
tomb,  they  saw  a  young  man 
sitting  on  the  right  side,  ar- 
rayed in  a  white  robe;  and 
they  were  amazed.  And  he 
saith  unto  them,  Be  not  a- 
mazed  :  ye  seek  Jesus,  the 
Nazarene,  which  hath  been 
crucified :  he  is  risen ;  he  is 
not  here:  behold,  the  place 
where  they  laid  him  !  But 
go,  tell  his  disciples  and  Pe- 
ter, He  goeth  before  you  into 


1.  Matt.  27 


184 


A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 


quickly  from  the  tomb  with 
fear  and  great  joy,  and  ran  to 
bring  his  disciples  word.. 


Galilee :  there  shall  ye  see 
him,  as  he  said  unto  you. 
And  they  went  out,  and  fled 
from  the  tomb ;  for  trembling 
and  astonishment  had  come 
upon  them  :  and  they  said 
nothing  to  any  one ;  for  they 
were  afraid. 


Luke  23  :  56  ;  24  :  1-12. 

And  on  the  sabbath  they 
rested  according  to  the  com- 
mandment. But  on  the  first 
day  of  the  week,  at  early 
dawn,  they  came  unto  the 
tomb,  bringing  the  spices 
which  they  had  prepared. 
And  they  found  the  stone 
rolled  away  from  the  tomb. 
And  they  entered  in,  and 
found  not  the  body  of  the 
Lord  Jesus.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  while  they  were  per- 
plexed thereabout,  behold, 
two  men  stood  by  them  in 
dazzling  apparel :  and  as  they 
were  affrighted,  and  bowed 
down  their  faces-  to  the  earth, 
they  said  unto  them,  Why 
seek  ye  the  living  among  the 
dead  ?  He  is  not  here,  but  is 
risen:  remember  how  he  spake 
unto  you  when  he  was  yet  in 
Galilee,  saying  that  the  Son 
of  man  must  be  delivered  up 
into  the  hands  of  sinful  men, 
and  be  crucified,  and  the 
third  day  rise  again."  And 
they  remembered  his  words, 


John  20 :  1-10. 

Now  on  the  first  day  of  the 
week  cometh  Mary  Magdalene 
early,  while  it  was  yet  dark, 
unto  the  tomb,  and  seeth  the 
stone  taken  away  from  the 
tomb.  She  runneth  therefore, 
and  cometh  to  Simon  Peter, 
and  to  the  other  disciple, 
whom  Jesus  loved,  and  saith 
unto  them,  They  have  taken 
away  the  Lord  out  of  the 
tomb,  and  we  know  not  where 
they  have  laid  him.  Peter 
therefore  went  forth,  and  the 
other  disciple,  and  they  went 
toward  the  tomb.  And  they 
ran  both  together:  and  the 
other  disciple  outran  Peter, 
and  came  first  to  the  tomb ; 
and  stooping  and  looking  in, 
he  seeth  the  linen  cloths  ly- 
ing; yet  entered  he  not  in. 
Simon  Peter  therefore  also 
cometh,  following  him,  and 
entered  into  the  tomb;  and 
he  beholdeth  the  linen  cloths 
lying,  and  the  napkin,  that 
was  upon  his  head,  not  lying 
with    the    linen    cloths,    but 


Jesus  Appears  to  Mary  Magdalene. 


185 


and  returned  from  the  tomb, 
and  told  all  these  things  to 
the  eleven,  and  to  all  the  rest. 
Now  they  were  Mary  Magda- 
lene, and  Joanna,  and  Mary 
the  mother  of  James :  and  the 
other  women  with  them  told 
these  things  unto  the  apos- 
tles. And  these  words  ap- 
peared in  their  sight  as  idle 
talk;  and  they  disbelieved 
them.  But  Peter  arose,  and 
ran  unto  the  tomb ;  and  stoop- 
ing and  looking  in,  he  seeth 
the  linen  cloths  by  them- 
selves; and  he  departed  to 
his  home,  wondering  at  that 
which  was  come  to  pass. 


rolled  up  in  a  place  by  itself. 
Then  entered  in  therefore  the 
other  disciple  also,  which  came 
first  to  the  tomb,  and  he  saw, 
and  believed.  For  as  yet  they 
knew  not  the  scripture,  that 
he  must  rise  again  from  the 
dead.  So  the  disciples  went 
away  again  unto  their  own 
home. 


§129 — JESUS  APPEARS  (1)  TO  MARY  MAGDALENE, 
(2)  TO  MARY  MAGDALENE  AND  THE  "OTHER 
MARY." 

But  Mary  was  standing  without  at  the  tomb  weeping :  so, 
as  she  wept,  she  stooped  and  looked  into  the  tomb ;  and  she 
beholdeth  two  angels  in  white  sitting,  one  at  the  head,  and 
one  at  the  feet,  where  the  body  of  Jesus  had  lain.  And 
they  say  unto  her,  Woman,  why  weepest  thou?  She  saith 
unto  them,  Because  they  have  taken  away  my  Lord,  and  I 
know  not  where  they  have  laid  him.  When  she  had  thus 
said,  she  turned  herself  back,  and  beholdeth  Jesus  standing, 
and  knew  not  that  it  was  Jesus.  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Wo- 
man, why  weepest  thou?  whom  seekest  thou?  She,  suppos- 
ing him  to  be  the  gardener,  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  if  thou  hast 
borne  him  hence,  tell  me  where  thou  hast  laid  him,  and  I1 


1.  John  80  :  11-16. 

13 


186  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

will  take  him  away.  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Mary.  She  turn- 
eth  herself,  and  saith  unto  him  in  Hebrew,  Rabboni ;  which 
is  to  say,  Master.  Jesus  saith  to  her,  Touch  me  not ;  for 
I  am  not  yet  ascended  unto  the  Father :  but  go  unto  my 
brethren,  and  say  to  them,  I  ascend  unto  my  Father  and 
your  Father,  and  my  God  and  your  God.  Mary  Magdalene 
cometh  and  telleth  the  disciples,  I  have  seen  the  Lord ;  and 
how  that  he  had  said  these  things  unto  her.1 

[Now  when  he  was  risen  early  on  the  first  day  of  the 
week,  he  appeared  first  to  Mary  Magdalene,  from  whom  he 
had  cast  out  seven  devils.  She  went  and  told  them  that  had 
been  with  him,  as  they  mourned  and  wept.  And  they, 
when  they  heard  that  he  was  alive,  and  had  been  seen  of 
her,  disbelieved.2] 

And  behold,  Jesus  met  them,*  saying,  All  hail.  And 
they  came  and  took  hold  of  his  feet,  and  worshipped  him. 
Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them,  Fear  not :  go  tell  my  brethren 
that  they  depart  into  Galilee,  and  there  shall  they  see  me.8 


§130 — THE  GUARDS  GIVE  A  FALSE  ACCOUNT  OF 
THE  DISAPPEARANCE  OF  THE  BODY  OF 
JESUS. 

Now  while  they  were  going,  behold,  some  of  the  guard 
came  into  the  city,  and  told  unto  the  chief  priests  all  the 
things  that  were  come  to  pass.  And  when  they  were  assem- 
bled with  the  elders,  and  had  taken  counsel,  they  gave  large 
money  unto  the  soldiers,  saying,  Say  ye,  His  disciples  came 
by  night,  and  stole  him  away  while  we  slept.  And  if  this 
come  to  the  governor's  ears,  we  will  persuade  him,  and  rid 
you  of  care.  So  they  took  the  money,  and  did  as  they  were 
taught :  and  this  saying  was  spread  abroad  among  the  Jews, 
and  continueth  until  this  day.4 

1    John  20 :  15-18.  3.  Matt.  28  :  9,  10.  4.  Matt.  28  :  11-15. 

2.  Mark  16:  9-11. 

*  That  is,  "Mary  Magdalene  and  the  other  Mary."    See  Matt.  28 :  1-8.— 
Waddy. 


Jesus  Aj>pears  to  the  Two  Discij)les.  187 

§  131 — JESUS  APPEARS  (3)  TO  THE    DISCIPLES  ON  THE 
WAY  TO   EMMAUS. 

And  after  these  things  he  was  manifested  in  another  form 
unto  two  of  them,  as  they  walked  on  their  way  into  the 
country.1 

And  behold,  two  of  them  were  going  that  very  day  to  a 
village  named  Emmaus,  which  was  threescore  furlongs  from 
Jerusalem.  And  they  communed  with  each  other  of  all 
these  things  which  had  happened.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
while  they  communed  and  questioned  together,  that  Jesus 
himself  drew  near,  and  went  with  them.  But  their  eyes 
were  holden  that  they  should  not  know  him.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  What  communications  are  these  that  ye  have 
one  with  another,  as  ye  walk?  And  they  stood  still,  look- 
ing sad.  And  one  of  them,  named  Cleopas,  answering  said 
unto' him,  Dost  thou  alone  sojourn  in  Jerusalem  and  not 
know  the  things  which  are  come  to  pass  there  in  these  days? 
And  he  said  unto  them,  What  things?  And  they  said  unto 
him,  The  things  concerning  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  which  was  a 
prophet  mighty  in  deed  and  word  before  God  and  all  the 
people :  and  how  the  chief  priests  and  our  rulers  delivered 
him  up  to  be  condemned  to  death,  and  crucified  him.  But 
we  hoped  that  it  was  he  which  should  redeem  Israel.  Yea 
and  beside  all  this,  it  is  now  the  third  day  since  these  things 
came  to  pass.  Moreover  certain  women  of  our  company 
amazed  us,  having  been  early  at  the  tomb ;  and  when  they 
found  not  his  body,  they  came,  saying,  that  they  had  also 
seen  a  vision  of  angels,  which  said  that  he  was  alive.  And 
certain  of  them  that  were  with  us  went  to  the  tomb,  and 
found  it  even  so  as  the  women  had  said  :  but  him  they  saw 
not.  And  he  said  unto  them,  0  foolish  men,  and  slow  of 
heart  to  believe  in  all  that  the  prophets  have  spoken!  Be- 
hoved it  not  the  Christ  to  suffer  these  things,  and  to  enter 
into  his  glory?  And  beginning  from  Moses  and  from  all  the 
prophets,  he  interpreted  to  them  in  all  the  scriptures  the2 

1.  Mark  16  :  12.  2.  Luke  24  :  13-27. 


188  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

things  concerning  himself.  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the 
village,  whither  they  were  going :  and  he  made  as  though  he 
would  go  further.  And  they  constrained  him,  saying,  Abide 
with  us :  for  it  is  toward  evening,  and  the  day  is  now  far 
spent.     And  he  went  in  to  abide  with  them. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had  sat  down  with  them  to 
meat,  he  took  the  bread,  and  blessed  it,  and  brake,  and 
gave  to  them.  And  their  eyes  were  opened,  and  they  knew 
him;  and  he  vanished  out  of  their  sight.  And  they  said 
one  to  another,  Was  not  our  heart  burning  within  us,  while 
he  spake  to  us  in  the  way,  while  he  opened  to  us  the 
scriptures?1 

§132 — JESUS  APPEARS  (4)  TO  PETER. 

And  they  went  away  and  told  it  unto  the  rest:  neither 
believed  they  them.2 

And  they  rose  up  that  very  hour,  and  returned  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  found  the  eleven  gathered  together,  and  them 
that  were  with  them,  saying,  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed,  and 
hath  appeared  to  Simon.  And  they  rehearsed  the  things 
that  happened  in  the  way,  and  how  he  was  known  of  them 
in  the  breaking  of  the  bread.3 


§  133 — JESUS  APPEARS  (5)  TO  THE  DISCIPLES   IN 
THE    ABSENCE   OF  THOMAS. 

[I  delivered  unto  you  first  of  all  that  which  also  I  received, 
how  that  Christ  died  for  our  sins  according  to  the  scriptures ; 
and  that  he  was  buried ;  and  that  he  hath  been  raised  on 
the  third  day  according  to  the  scriptures;  and  that  he 
appeared  to  Cephas ;  then  to  the  twelve  ;4  then  to  all  the 
apostles.6] 

And  afterward  he  was  manifested  unto  the  eleven  them- 
selves as  they  sat  at  meat.6 

1.  Luke  24 :  27-32.  3.  Luke  24 :  33-35.  5.  1  Cor.  15:7. 

2.  Mark  16 :  13.  4.  1  Cor.  15  :  3-5.  6.  Mark  16 :  14. 


Jesus  Appears  to  the  Disciples.  189 

When  therefore  it  was  evening,  on  that  day,  the  first  day 
of  the  week,  and  when  the  doors  were  shut  where  the 
disciples  were,  for  fear  of  the  Jews,  Jesus  came  and  stood 
in  the  midst,  and  saith  unto  them,  Peace  be  unto  you.1  But 
they  were  terrified  and  affrighted,  and  supposed  that  they 
beheld  a  spirit.2  And  he  upbraided  them  with  their  un- 
belief and  hardness  of  heart,  because  they  believed  not 
them  which  had  seen  him  after  he  was  risen.3 

And  he  said  unto  them,  Why  are  ye  troubled  ?  and  where- 
fore do  reasonings  arise  in  your  heart  ?  See  my  hands  and 
my  feet,  that  it  is  I  myself :  handle  me,  and  see  ;  for  a 
spirit  hath  not  flesh  and  bones,  as  ye  behold  me  having. 
And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  shewefl  them  his  hands  and 
his  feet.  And  while  they  still  disbelieved  for  joy,  and 
wondered,  he  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  here  anything  to 
eat  ?  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of  a  broiled  fish.  And  he 
took  it,  and  did  eat  before  them.4  The  disciples  therefore 
were  glad,  when  they  saw  the  Lord.  Jesus  therefore  said 
to  them  again,  Peace  be  unto  you :  as  the  Father  hath  sent 
me,  even  so  send  I  you.  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he 
breathed  on  them,  and  saith  unto  them,  Receive  ye  the 
Holy  Ghost:  whose  soever  sins  ye  forgive,  they  are  forgiven 
unto  them;  whose  soever  sins  ye  retain,  they  are  retained.6 

And  he  said  unto  them,  These  are  my  words  which  I 
spake  unto  you,  while  I  was  yet  with  you,  how  that  all 
things  must  needs  be  fulfilled,  which  are  written  in  the  law 
of  Moses,  and  the  prophets,  and  the  psalms,  concerning  me. 
Then  opened  he  their  mind,  that  they  might  understand  the 
scriptures ;  and  he  said  unto  them,  Thus  it  is  written,  that 
the  Christ  should  suffer,  and  rise  again  from  the  dead  the 
third  day ;  and  that  repentance  and  remission  of  sins  should 
be  preached  in  his  name  unto  all  the  nations,  beginning 
from  Jerusalem.  Ye  are  witnesses  of  these  things.  And 
behold,  I  send  forth  the  promise  of  my  Father  upon  you : 
but  tarry  ye  in  the  city,  until  ye  be  clothed  with  power  from 
on  high.6 


1.  John  20  :  19.  3.  Mark  16  :  14.  5.  John  20 :  20-23. 

2.  Luke  24  :  37.  4.  Luke  24  :  38-43.  6.  Luke  24  :  44-49. 


190  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

And,  being  assembled  together  with  them,  he  charged 
them  not  to  depart  from  Jerusalem,  but  to  wait  for  the 
promise  of  the  Father,  which,  said  he,  ye  heard  from  me: 
for  John  indeed  baptized  with  water ;  but  ye  shall  be  bap- 
tized with  the  Holy  Ghost  not  many  days  hence.1 

§134 — JESUS  APPEARS    (6)    TO    THE    DISCIPLES 
WHEN    THOMAS    IS    PRESENT. 

But  Thomas,  one  of  the  twelve,  called  Didymus,  was  not 
with  them  when  Jesus  came.  The  other  disciples  therefore 
said  unto  him,  We  have  seen  the  Lord.  But  he  said  unto 
them,  Except  I  shall  see  in  his  hands  the  print  of  the  nails, 
and  put  my  finger  into  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my 
hand  into  his  side,  I  will  not  believe. 

And  after  eight  days  again  his  disciples  were  within,  and 
Thomas  with  them.  Jesus  cometh,  the  doors  being  shut, 
and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  said,  Peace  be  unto  you.  Then 
saith  he  to  Thomas,  Reach  hither  thy  finger,  and  see  my 
hands ;  and  reach  hither  thy  hand,  and  put  it  into  my  side : 
and  be  not  faithless,  but  believing.  Thomas  answered  and 
said  unto  him,  My  Lord  and  my  God.  Jesus  saith  unto 
him,  Because  thou  hast  seen  me,  thou  hast  believed :  blessed 
are  they  that  have  not  seen,  and  yet  have  believed.2 

§  135 — JESUS   APPEARS   (7)   TO  THE  DISCIPLES  AT  THE 
SEA   OF   GALILEE. 

After  these  things  Jesus  manifested  himself  again  to  the 
disciples  at  the  sea  of  Tiberias  ;  and  he  manifested  himself 
on  this  wise.  There  were  together  Simon  Peter,  Thomas 
called  Didymus,  and  Nathanael  of  Cana  in  Galilee,  and  the 
sons  of  Zebedee,  and  two  other  of  his  disciples.  Simon 
Peter  saith  unto  them,  1  go  a  fishing.  They  say  unto  him, 
We  also  come  with  thee.  They  went  forth,  and  entered  into 
the  boat ;  and  that  night  they  took  nothing.8    But  when  day 

1.  Acta  1 :  4,  5.  2.  John  20  :  24-29.  3.  John  21 :  1-3. 


Jesus  Appears  to  the  Disciples.  191 

was  now  breaking,  Jesus  stood  on  the  beach  :  howbeit  the 
disciples  knew  not  that  it  was  Jesus.  Jesus  therefore  saith 
unto  them,  Children,  have  ye  aught  to  eat  ?  They  answered 
him,  No.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Cast  the  net  on  the  right 
side  of  the  boat,  and  ye  shall  find.  They  cast  therefore,  and 
now  they  were  not  able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude  of  fishes. 
That  disciple  therefore  whom  Jesus  loved  saith  unto  Peter, 
It  is  the  Lord.  So  when  Simon  Peter  heard  that  it  was  the 
Lord,  he  girt  his  coat  about  him  (for  he  was  naked),  and  cast 
himself  into  the  sea.  But  the  other  disciples  came  in  the 
little  boat  (for  they  were  not  far  from  the  land,  but  about 
two  hundred  cubits  off),  dragging  the  net  full  of  fishes.  So 
when  they  got  out  upon  the  land,  they  see  a  fire  of  coals 
there,  and  fish  laid  thereon,  and  bread.  Jesus  saith  unto 
them,  Bring  of  the  fish  which  ye  have  now  taken.  Simon 
Peter  therefore  went  up,  and  drew  the  net  to  land,  full  of 
great  fishes,  a  hundred  and  fifty  and  three  :  and  for  all  there 
was  so  many,  the  net  was  not  rent.  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
Come  and  break  your  fast.  And  none  of  the  disciples  durst 
inquire  of  him,  Who  art  thou?  knowing  that  it  was  the  Lord. 
Jesus  cometh,  and  taketh  the  bread,  and  giveth  them,  and 
the  fish  likewise.  This  is  now  the  third  time  that  Jesus  was 
manifested  to  the  disciples,  after  that  he  was  risen  from  the 
dead. 

So  when  they  had  broken  their  fast,  Jesus  saith  to  Simon 
Peter,  Simon,  son  of  John,  lovest  thou  me  more  than  these  ? 
He  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord  ;  thou  knowest  that  I  love 
thee.  He  saith  unto  him,  Feed  my  lambs.  He  saith  to 
him  again  a  second  time,  Simon,  son  of  John,  lovest  thou 
me  ?  He  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord  ;  thou  knowest  that  I 
love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him,  Tend  my  sheep.  He  saith 
unto  him  the  third  time,  Simon,  son  of  John,  lovest  thou 
me  ?  Peter  was  grieved  because  he  said  unto  him  the  third 
time,  Lovest  thou  me  ?  And  he  said  unto  him,  Lord,  thou 
knowest  all  things  ;  thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee.  Jesus 
saith  unto  him,  Feed  my  sheep.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
thee,  When  thou  wast  young,  thou  girdedst  thyself,1  and 

1.  John  21  :  4-18. 


192  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

walkedst  whither  thou  wouldest :  but  when  thou  shalt  be  old, 
thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thy  hands,  and  another  shall  gird 
thee,  and  carry  thee  whither  thou  wouldest  not.  Now  this 
he  spake,  signifying  by  what  manner  of  death  he  should 
glorify  God.  And  when  he  had  spoken  this,  he  saith  unto 
them,  Follow  me.  Peter,  turning  about,  seeth  the  disciple 
whom  Jesus  loved  following  ;  which  also  leaned  back  on  his 
breast  at  the  supper,  and  said,  Lord,  who  is  he  that  betray- 
eth  thee  ?  Peter  therefore  seeing  him  saith  to  Jesus,  Lord, 
and  what  shall  this  man  do  ?  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  If  I  will 
that  he  tarry  till  I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ?  follow  thou 
me.  This  saying  therefore  went  forth  among  the  brethren, 
that  that  disciple  should  not  die  :  yet  Jesus  said  not  unto 
him,  that  he  should  not  die  ;  but,  If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till 
I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ? 

This  is  the  disciple  \fhich  beareth  witness  of  these  things, 
and  wrote  these  things,  and  we  know  that  his  witness  is 
true.1 

§  136 — JESUS  APPEARS  (8)  AGAIN  TO  THE  DISCIPLES, 
(9)  TO  THE  FIVE  HUNDRED,  (10)  TO  JAMES, 
THE  LORD'S  BROTHER. 

But  the  eleven  disciples  went  into  Galilee,  unto  the  moun- 
tain where  Jesus  had  appointed  them.  And  when  they  saw 
him,  they  worshipped  him  :  but  some  doubted.  And  Jesus 
came  to  them  and  spake  unto  them,  saying,  All  authority 
hath  been  given  unto  me  in  heaven  and  on  earth.2  And  he 
said  unto  them,  Go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the 
gospel  to  the  whole  creation,3  and  make  disciples  of  all  the 
nations,  baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father  and  of  the 
Son  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost :  teaching  them  to  observe  all 
things  whatsoever  I  commanded  you.4 

He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized  shall  be  saved  ;  but  he 
that  disbelieveth  shall  be  condemned.    And  these  signs  shall 


L  John  21 :  18-24.  3.  Mark  16 :  16.  4.  Matt.  23 :  19,  20. 

2.  Matt.  28  :  16-18. 


The  Ascension  of  Jesus.  193 

follow  them  that  believe  :  in  my  name  shall  they  cast  out 
devils  ;  they  shall  speak  with  new  tongues  ;  they  shall  take 
up  serpents,  and  if  they  drink  any  deadly  thing,  it  shall  in 
no  wise  hurt  them  ;  they  shall  lay  hands  on  the  sick,  and 
they  shall  recover.1 

And  lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the 
world.2 

Then  he  appeared  to  above  five  hundred  brethren  at  once, 
of  whom  the  greater  part  remain  until  now,  but  some  are 
fallen  asleep  ;  then  he  appeared  to  James  ;  then  to  all  the 
apostles,3  to  whom  he  also  shewed  himself  alive  after  his 
passion  by  many  proofs,  appearing  unto  them  by  the  space 
of  forty  days,  and  speaking  the  things  concerning  the 
kingdom  of  God.*  And  last  of  all,  as  unto  one  born  out  of 
due  time,  he  appeared  to  me  also.5 

4 

§137 — THE   ASCENSION    OF  JESUS. 

And  he  led  them  out  until  they  were  over  against 
Bethany,6  [at]  the  mount  called  Olivet,  which  is  nigh  unto 
Jerusalem. 

They  therefore,  when  they  were  come  together,  asked 
him,  saying,  Lord,  dost  thou  at  this  time  restore  the  king- 
dom to  Israel  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  It  is  not  for  you  to 
know  times  or  seasons,  which  the  Father  hath  set  within 
his  own  authority.  But  ye  shall  receive  power,  when  the 
Holy  Ghost  is  come  upon  you :  and  ye  shall  be  my  witnesses 
both  in  Jerusalem,  and  in  all  Judsea  and  Samaria,  and  unto 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth.  And  when  he  had  said 
these  things,8  he  lifted  up  his  hands,  and  blessed  them. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  blessed  them,9  as  they  were 
looking,10  he  parted  from  them  and  was  carried  up  into 
heaven,11  and  a  cloud  received  him  out  of  their  sight,12  and 
[he]  sat  down  at  the  right  hand  of  God,18 

1.  Mark  16  :  16-18.  6.  Luke  24  :  60.  10.  Acts  1 :  9. 

2.  Matt.  28  :  20.  7.  Acts  1  :  12.  11.  Luke  24  :  51. 

3.  1  Cor.  15  :  6,  7.  8.  Acts  1  :  6-9.  12.  Acts  1  :  9. 

4.  Acts  1:3.  9.  Luke  24  :  50,  51.  13.  Mark  16  :  19. 
6    1  Cor.  15  :  8. 


194  A  Harmony  of  the  Gospels. 

And  while  they  were  looking  stedfastly  into  heaven  as 
he  went,  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them  in  white  apparel ; 
which  also  said,  Ye  men  of  Galilee,  why  stand  ye  looking 
into  heaven?  this  Jesus,  which  was  received  up  from  you 
into  heaven,  shall  so  come  in  like  manner  as  ye  beheld  him 
going  into  heaven.1  And  they  worshipped  him,  and  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem  with  great  joy :  and  were  continually 
in  the  temple,  blessing  God.2  And  they  went  forth,  and 
preached  everywhere,  the  Lord  working  with  them,  and 
confirming  the  word  by  the  signs  that  followed.     Amen.3 

Many  other  signs  therefore  did  Jesus  in  the  presence  of 
the  disciples,  which  are  not  written  in  this  book :  but  these 
are  written,  that  ye  may  believe  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ, 
the  Son  of  God ;  and  that  believing  ye  may  have  life  in  his 
name.4 

And  there  are  also  many  other  things  which  Jesus  did, 
the  which  if  they  should  be  written  every  one,  I  suppose 
that  even  the  world  itself  would  not  contain  the  books  that 
should  be  written. 

1.  Acts  1 :  10,  11.  3.  Mark  16 :  20.  6.  John  21  :  25. 

2.  Luke  24  :  62,  53.  4.  John  20 :  30,  31. 


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The  Doctrine   of  the   Spirit  as  it  is  set  forth  in  the 
Scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New  Testaments. 

By  R.  A.  REDFORD,  M.  A.,  hi,.  D. 

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"The  specific  want  of  such  an  age  as  the  present,  when 
speculation  is  rife  and  opinions  clash,  while  at  the  same 
time  extraordinary  activity  is  aroused;  when,  because  we 
think  and  work  at  high  pressure  in  all  departments  of 
human  life,  we  are  tempted  to  be  superficial  and  too  easily 
caught  by  novelty, — our  greatest  demand  must  be  for 
materials  wherewith  to  build  up  solid  structures  of  faith." 

"  The  work  before  us  is  thoroughly  Scriptural.  Its  appeal  is  to 
the  Word  of  God,  and  it  is  needless  to  say  that  the  conclusions 
reached  are  thoroughly  orthodox.  It  is  an  excellent  treatise  on  a  vital 
subject, -and  should  be  widely  read."— Pittsburg  Christian  Advocate. 


GENESIS  I    AND    MODERN    SCIENCE. 


By   CHAS.    B.   WARING,  Ph.  D. 

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there  is  here  proof  of  the  omniscience  of  the  author  of  this 
account,  the  more  marvelous  because,  until  lately,  it  seemed 
just  the  opposite." 

"  This  is  a  vigorous  and  able  vindication  of  the  harmony  existing 
between  modern  science  and  the  account  of  the  origin  and  early 
molding  of  the  universe  recorded  in  the  first  chapter  ot  Genesis.  The 
argument  is  presented  in  the  guise  of  conversations  on  successive 
evenings  between  the  author  and  an  objecting  "professor,"  who  is  the 
advocate  of  an  irreconcilable  disagreement  between  science  and  the 
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SEVEN  GREAT  LIGHTS. 

By  REV.  KERR   B.  TUPPER,  D.  D. 

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Sketches  of  Luther,  Cranmer,  Knox,  Wesley, 
Edwards,  Campbell,  and  Spurgeon. 

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says  in  the  Introduction:  "These  'Seven  Great  Lights'  were  not 
chosen  arbitrarily,  but  were  selected,  after  careful  consultation,  to 
represent  these  seven  Churches.  They  are  presented  here  in  chron- 
ological order,  with  Luther,  founder  of  Protestantism,  at  the  head, 
and  Spurgeon,  one  of  its  finest  products,  at  the  close  of  the  list." 

Dr.  Tupper  discusses  the  questions  involved  in  a  true  catholic 
spirit.  His  style  is  lucid  and  chaste.  His  estimate  of  men  is  gen- 
erally fair  and  candid.  These  brief  monographs  are  useful  as  well 
as  interesting.— Zion's  Herald. 

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of  men  eminent  for  zeal  and  consecration  are  full  of  inspiration. 
Men  of  different  creeds  are  here  seen  to  be  one  in  consecrated 
earnestness."—  The  Guardian,  Toronto. 

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give  valuable  information  respecting  each  of  the  great  men  men- 
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Opinion,  Washington,  D.  C. 


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By  MYRA  GOODWIN  PLANTZ. 

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"In  the  world  of  darkness,         * 
So  we  must  sliine — 
You  in  your  small  corner, 
And  I  in  mine." — Song. 

An  excellent  story  for  the  young,  based  on  Epworth  League 
principles,  and  will  be  received  with  favor  by  all  members  of  this 
organization,  as  well  as  by  our  Sunday-schools.  It  will  give  a 
"Look-up  and  Lift-up"  to  every  one  who  reads  it.— Baltimore 
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"Let  John,  then,  by  all  means  go  to  the  Dead  Sea,  with 
its  salt-incrusted  shore  and  its  barren  rocks,  and  there,  amid 
the  grimness  of  nature,  preach  repentance  and  the  near 
approach  of  Messiah,  whose  coming — as  he  represents  it — 
is  awful  news,  rather  than  good  news.  But  let  Jesus  come 
to  the  bright,  sunny,  beautiful  Sea  of  Galilee,  and  on  its 
shore  preach  his  gospel  of  peace  and  love  and  hope,  and 
show  himself  as  the  sympathetic  Son  of  man,  and  herald  a 
kingdom  of  grace  to  whose  blessings  even  the  most  sinful 
and  miserable  are  welcome." 

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teachings  of  the  four  Gospels,  but,  in  addition,  a  vast  fund  of  the 
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NON-BIBLICAL  SYSTEMS  OF  RELIGION. 

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By  REV.  HENRY  TUCKI^EY. 

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"It  describes,  with  a  brotherly  pen,  the  wants,  hardships, 
aspirations,  hopes,  and  present  achievements  of  men  and 
women  whose  position  as  wage-earners  is  similar  to  that 
of  great  multitudes  amongst  ourselves,  but  whose  oppor- 
tunities and  rewards  have  been  hitherto  decidedly  inferior 
to  our  own." — Extract  from  Introduction. 

OPINIONS  OP  THE  PRESS. 

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observations  of  a  man  who  has  mingled  a  good  deal  with  the  people 
he  studies,  and  kept  his  eyes  open."— Springfield  (Mass.)  Republican. 

This  work  is  devoted  to  the  English  bread-winners,  the  toilers  by 
the  Thames,  the  street-drivers,  clerks,  shop-assistants,  London  work- 
ing-girls, and  others.  The  author  says  that  these  English  bread- 
winners are  our  own  kindred,  and  argues  that  we  should  be  informed 
of  their  situation  and  needs."— Scientific  American. 

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are  just  those  which  workingmen  in  this  country  should  know  and 
ponder  over.  In  the  facts  presented,  .  .  .  and  in  the  comments  made 
with  full  recognition  of  England's  social  conditions,  the  author  has 
made  a  useful  volume." — Boston  (Mass .)  Journal. 

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his  observations  in  a  clear  and  orderly  way  to  the  reader.  The  book 
will  be  highly  prized  by  all  interested  in  the  labor  questions  in  this 
country.  It  gives  a  large  body  of  facts  in  an  accessible  form,  and  a 
complete  picture  of  industrial  England."— Zion's  Herald. 


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